Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 - 25 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Disc Drive
  • 3 steps
  • Backplate
  • 1 step
  • Cooling Fan
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

This guide will be useful if you find that your laptop struggles to adequately cool your laptop.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Unplug the AC adapter from the corresponding socket in the laptop.
  • Turn off your laptop before starting this procedure. Make sure it’s not in sleep or hibernation mode.
  • Use your fingers to push the slider located just under the battery on either side to unlock the battery from the laptop.
  • Carefully slide the battery out of the laptop frame and place it somewhere safe.

Unplug the AC adapter from the corresponding socket in the laptop.

Turn off your laptop before starting this procedure. Make sure it’s not in sleep or hibernation mode.

Use your fingers to push the slider located just under the battery on either side to unlock the battery from the laptop.

Carefully slide the battery out of the laptop frame and place it somewhere safe.

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Step 2

              Disc Drive
  • Remove the two rubber feet next to the battery.

Remove the two rubber feet next to the battery.

Step 3

  • Remove twelve 8mm Phillips #00 screws including two underneath the rubber feet.

Remove twelve 8mm Phillips #00 screws including two underneath the rubber feet.

Step 4

  • Pull out the disc drive by hand.

Pull out the disc drive by hand.

Step 5

              Backplate
  • Use a Jimmy to pry off the black backplate.

Use a Jimmy to pry off the black backplate.

Step 6

              Cooling Fan
  • Remove three black 6mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove three black 6mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 7

  • Unplug the white connector using your fingers or a spudger.

Unplug the white connector using your fingers or a spudger.

Step 8

  • Pull out the fan by hand.

Pull out the fan by hand.

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

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