Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

3

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

  • Back panel
  • 1 step
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Ventirad
  • 1 step

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Step 1

              Remove the back panel
  • Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
  • Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.
  • Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.
  • Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.
  • Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.
  • When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.

Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.

Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.

Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.

When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.

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Step 2

              Remove the battery
  • Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.
  • Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
  • Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.
  • Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.
  • Remove the battery from its recess.

Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.

Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.

Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.

Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.

Remove the battery from its recess.

Step 3

              Remove the ventirad
  • We removed or disconnected the battery to avoid any electrical discharge.
  • To ensure maximum processor cooling, do not touch the heat transfer areas of the ventirad. Grease on the fingers can reduce the heat transfer capabilities of the thermal paste
  • 1- Remove the 4 screws (M2x3) that attach the ventirad to the motherboard.
  • 2- Lift the ventirad and remove it from the motherboard.

We removed or disconnected the battery to avoid any electrical discharge.

To ensure maximum processor cooling, do not touch the heat transfer areas of the ventirad. Grease on the fingers can reduce the heat transfer capabilities of the thermal paste

1- Remove the 4 screws (M2x3) that attach the ventirad to the motherboard.

2- Lift the ventirad and remove it from the motherboard.

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

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