Introduction
The cooling assembly is made up of a cooling fan and a large piece of copper to help dissipate heat out of the bottom of your laptop. Over time, the fan can wear out and it will need to be replaced.
What you need
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Loosen the seven 6 mm Phillips #0 screws on the back of the case.
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Gently flip the cooling fan assembly upside-down on the computer surface.
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Carefully grab the wire attached to the computer and pull away from the port.
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When reinstalling heat sink and fans clean off the old thermal paste from both the heat sink and the CPU and then add new paste to CPU
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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