Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

1

  • Rear Chassis Fan
  • 3 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Remove Back Cover
  • Prepare work surface by placing a clean and dry towel down on a desktop surface.
  • Place the computer face down on the towel so that the bottom of the unit is facing you.
  • Loosen the two phillips head screws in the bottom left and right hand corners of the computer, as highlited by the yellow circles in the image.
  • Note that the screws will not come out, but as you loosen them, it will force the separation of the corners of the rear cover from the computer.
  • Once the screws are loosened completely, use plastic spudgers to completely separate the rear cover from the rest of the computer.
  • Use multiple spudgers to help with prying the pieces apart. Particular sticking points seem to be in the center at the top and bottom of the chassis.

Prepare work surface by placing a clean and dry towel down on a desktop surface.

Place the computer face down on the towel so that the bottom of the unit is facing you.

Loosen the two phillips head screws in the bottom left and right hand corners of the computer, as highlited by the yellow circles in the image.

Note that the screws will not come out, but as you loosen them, it will force the separation of the corners of the rear cover from the computer.

Once the screws are loosened completely, use plastic spudgers to completely separate the rear cover from the rest of the computer.

Use multiple spudgers to help with prying the pieces apart. Particular sticking points seem to be in the center at the top and bottom of the chassis.

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Step 2

              Remove Motherboard Cover
  • Remove two phillips head screws from the motherboard cover.
  • Lift up on the left side of the cover to reveal the motherboard.
  • Release the motherboard cover from the right hand side to completely remove the cover and set the cover and screws aside.

Remove two phillips head screws from the motherboard cover.

Lift up on the left side of the cover to reveal the motherboard.

Release the motherboard cover from the right hand side to completely remove the cover and set the cover and screws aside.

Step 3

              Remove System Fan
  • Using a T15 torx screwdriver, remove the three screws that hold the system fan in place.
  • Gently and carefully disconnect the three wire connector that goes from the system fan to the motherboard. The three wire colors are read, yellow, blue and they connect to a point on the motherboard labeled CN4300.

Using a T15 torx screwdriver, remove the three screws that hold the system fan in place.

Gently and carefully disconnect the three wire connector that goes from the system fan to the motherboard. The three wire colors are read, yellow, blue and they connect to a point on the motherboard labeled CN4300.

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

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