Introduction
This is a repair guide on how to remove the cooling fan. Reasons to replace this part are it is making a lot of noise, it is damaged, it may have melted fem overuse of the lap top, or the software the computer is running is too powerful.
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Remove all 11 of the screw shown on the bottom of the lap top using the specified screw driver.
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Lift off the keyboard by doing exactly what is shown in the first picture. Get the head of the plastic opening tool under and then wedge it out.
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Remove the 5 circled screws with the Phillips #0 screw driver.
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Carefully separate the back cover from the front either using your hands or a plastic opening tool.
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Unscrew this 1 screw to remove the wifi card.
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Then unplug the wires it is attached to and take it out.
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Use the phillps #00 screw driver to remove these 3 small scows so the motherboard can be removed.
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Then remove it from the base of th computer.
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Disconnect the wires from the motherboard.
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The fan should now be fully disconnected and ready to replace.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
