If you are replacing the motherboard you’ll have to transfer some parts to the new board. Simply remove one screw securing the cooling fan to the notebook base and replace it with a new one if needed. Start removing the motherboard from the notebook case.įinally, you can access and replace the cooling fan. Lift up and release the RJ11 (modem) jack. Remove three screws securing the motherboard. Release the touch pad cable and remove the top cover assembly. Remove two screws securing the top cover assembly.Ĭarefully lift up the top cover assembly.īe careful, the touch pad cable is still attached to the motherboard. In the next guide I’ll explain how to get inside the display panel and remove the web camera module. Lift up and remove the display panel assembly. Remove four screws securing the display hinges (red circles) and one screw grounding the video cable (green circle). Unplug the webcam cable from the motherboard. Release the wireless card antenna cables. Unplug the speaker cable from the motherboard.

Remove four screws securing the speakers. You can separate the switch board cover from the bottom cover with a piece of soft plastic.

Remove eleven screws securing the bottom cover (yellow circles). Remove two screws securing the keyboard (green circles). Remove five screws securing the switch board cover (red circles). Remove two screws securing the wireless card (green circles). Unsnap two antenna cables from the wireless card. Remove the hard drive, you’ll find details instruction on the sticker glued to the hard drive caddy. Remove the memory modules (in my laptop I had only one module installed). Remove one screw securing the DVD drive (red circle) and pull the drive out. Remove covers from the hard drive, wireless card and memory. Basically I will take the whole unit apart and remove all internal components one by one. I’m taking it apart in order to remove the cooling fan which is mounted under the motherboard.

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