Remove the fan/heat assembly:
1.
Turn the system board upside down, with the expansion port 3 and external monitor port toward
you.
NOTE:
Steps 2 through 4 apply only to computer models equipped with graphics subsystems
with discrete memory.
2.
Disconnect the fan cable
(1)
from the system board.
3.
Loosen the three Phillips PM2.0×10.0 captive screws
(2)
that secure the fan/heat sink assembly
to the system board.
4.
Remove the fan/heat sink assembly
(3)
.
NOTE:
Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal material located between the fan/heat sink
assembly and system board components, it may be necessary to move the fan/heat sink assembly
from side to side to detach the assembly.
NOTE:
Steps 5 through 7 apply only to computer models equipped with graphics subsystems
with UMA memory.
5.
Disconnect the fan cable
(1)
from the system board.
6.
Loosen the three Phillips PM2.0×10.0 captive screws
(2)
that secure the fan/heat sink assembly
to the system board.
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