Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Disc Drive
  • 5 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disc Drive
  • Make sure the notebook is off and has been unplugged from any power source.
  • Flip the notebook over and remove the 10 screws from the back plate with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.
  • Six (6) will be 9.6mm and four (4) will be 12.7mm.

Make sure the notebook is off and has been unplugged from any power source.

Flip the notebook over and remove the 10 screws from the back plate with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.

Six (6) will be 9.6mm and four (4) will be 12.7mm.

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Step 2

  • With a plastic opening tool, gently lift and remove the back cover to expose the internal components.
  • (Not pictured) Remove the three cables attached to the keyboard and one touch-pad.

With a plastic opening tool, gently lift and remove the back cover to expose the internal components.

(Not pictured) Remove the three cables attached to the keyboard and one touch-pad.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the three 5.7 mm hard drive-motherboard connection screws with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.
  • Remove the small rectangular hard drive-motherboard connection board.
  • (Not pictured) Remove the hard drive.

Unscrew the three 5.7 mm hard drive-motherboard connection screws with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.

Remove the small rectangular hard drive-motherboard connection board.

(Not pictured) Remove the hard drive.

Step 4

  • Unscrew the four 5.7 mm battery screws with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.
  • Remove the battery.

Unscrew the four 5.7 mm battery screws with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.

Remove the battery.

Step 5

  • Unscrew the two 2.7 mm and one 5.7 mm CD drive screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • With the plastic opening tool, gently pry the drive out from the metal brackets that hold it in place.

Unscrew the two 2.7 mm and one 5.7 mm CD drive screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

With the plastic opening tool, gently pry the drive out from the metal brackets that hold it in place.

Step 6

              Fan
  • Remove the eight 5.7mm screws using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

Remove the eight 5.7mm screws using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Unscrew and remove the two 5.7mm screws from the fan with the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.
  • Gently lift the motherboard and fan to access the components underneath.

Unscrew and remove the two 5.7mm screws from the fan with the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

Gently lift the motherboard and fan to access the components underneath.

Step 8

  • Unscrew and remove the four 0.01mm screws using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver from the heatsink.

Unscrew and remove the four 0.01mm screws using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver from the heatsink.

Step 9

  • Gently unplug power strip with fingers or tweezers to remove fan.
  • Gently pull fan from heatsink.
  • Replace fan.

Gently unplug power strip with fingers or tweezers to remove fan.

Gently pull fan from heatsink.

Replace fan.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Roland - Aug 19, 2020

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It would be nice to identify which screws are long on the case removal to make reassembly easier.

Also it is easier if the laptop is open to unsnap the cover so the screen doesn’t block it.