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9

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

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Step 1

              Repairing Toshiba Satellite C850 - Cleaning the Cooling / Fan System
  • Switch-off the laptop and remove the battery.

Switch-off the laptop and remove the battery.

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Step 2

  • To remove the Keyboard you must open 7x locking clips.
  • You can use a cutter and a plastic tool.

To remove the Keyboard you must open 7x locking clips.

You can use a cutter and a plastic tool.

Step 3

  • Remove the Keyboard.
  • Remove the HDD, RAM Memory cover.

Remove the Keyboard.

Remove the HDD, RAM Memory cover.

Step 4

  • Remove the HDD and the DVD optical drive.

Remove the HDD and the DVD optical drive.

Step 5

  • Unscrew the screws from the upper and the bottom cases.

Unscrew the screws from the upper and the bottom cases.

Step 6

  • With a plastic tool you can separate the bottom case from the laptop.

With a plastic tool you can separate the bottom case from the laptop.

Step 7

  • Disconnect the CPU fan cable connector.
  • Now you have 4x screws on the CPU side and 2x on the fan.

Disconnect the CPU fan cable connector.

Now you have 4x screws on the CPU side and 2x on the fan.

Step 8

  • Separate the fan from the radiator.
  • Clean the radiator and the fan. Use a soft brush.

Separate the fan from the radiator.

Clean the radiator and the fan. Use a soft brush.

Step 9

  • Put thermal compose to the main CPU and you are ready for assembling.
  • After the start-up, check if the fan works.
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Put thermal compose to the main CPU and you are ready for assembling.

After the start-up, check if the fan works.

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

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andymcleod - Feb 23, 2015

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Very good, thank you. :-)

ZFix - Feb 24, 2015

I’ thank you too. :)

SolarJ - Nov 26, 2015

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Absolutely awesome job!

Thanks a plenty.

SolaJ

bikeboatski - Nov 29, 2015

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Can’t you just leave fan assembly installed and start cleaning it with brush and compressed air once you have bottom case cover off? What about just blowing air thru the grill covering the fan and not even removing the bottom case cover?

Jon Pol - Dec 12, 2016

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