Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 - 40 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • CPU Fan/Heat Sink
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Case Removal
  • Make sure the device is turned off and unplugged from the charger.
  • Use a T5 screwdriver to remove all 10 screws that secure the bottom cover.
  • Pull off the back cover of the laptop.
  • A pry tool may be needed to pull off the back cover.

Make sure the device is turned off and unplugged from the charger.

Use a T5 screwdriver to remove all 10 screws that secure the bottom cover.

Pull off the back cover of the laptop.

A pry tool may be needed to pull off the back cover.

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Step 2

  • Wedge an opening tool under the battery’s bundled cable connector, and gently pry the connector up and to disconnect the battery.

Wedge an opening tool under the battery’s bundled cable connector, and gently pry the connector up and to disconnect the battery.

Step 3

  • Lift up the black tab next to the silver ribbon cable.
  • Pull lightly on the blue tabs until the silver cable is free.

Lift up the black tab next to the silver ribbon cable.

Pull lightly on the blue tabs until the silver cable is free.

Step 4

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 5 marked screws.
  • Gently remove the battery.
  • Do not bend or puncture the laptop’s lithium-polymer pattery.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 5 marked screws.

Gently remove the battery.

Do not bend or puncture the laptop’s lithium-polymer pattery.

Step 5

              CPU Fan/Heat Sink
  • Using the iFixit opening tool, gently pry the CPU fan connector out of the socket.

Using the iFixit opening tool, gently pry the CPU fan connector out of the socket.

Step 6

  • Move the black cable located around the CPU fan out of the holder.
  • Remove the following 9 screws:
  • Three Phillips screws
  • Six Phillips screws
  • Make sure not to mix up both types of screws.
  • Gently pull vertically on the CPU fan/ heat sink assembly until it is free.
  • Before placing a new CPU fan/heat sink assembly, the CPU and GPU surfaces must be cleaned off and thermal compound must be reapplied.

Move the black cable located around the CPU fan out of the holder.

Remove the following 9 screws:

Three Phillips screws

Six Phillips screws

Make sure not to mix up both types of screws.

Gently pull vertically on the CPU fan/ heat sink assembly until it is free.

Before placing a new CPU fan/heat sink assembly, the CPU and GPU surfaces must be cleaned off and thermal compound must be reapplied.

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

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Bork Bois - Feb 18, 2020

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Is it possible to replace the fan only without removing the full heatsink or is it fused together as one unit?