Gateway M350 Laptop User Manual


 
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Replacing the cooling assembly
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6 Loosen the five captive screws that secure the cooling assembly to the
notebook. These screws cannot be removed.
7 Remove the cooling assembly.
8 If the new cooling assembly came with a blue plastic cover that covers the
thermal grease on the bottom side of the new cooling assembly, remove
it. Go to Step 10.
-OR-
If the new cooling assembly did not come with thermal grease already
applied, go to Step 9.
9 Use the provided applicator to apply a thin layer of thermal grease to the
bottom of the cooling assembly where it will make contact with the
processor.
Warning Do not apply thermal grease to any other part of the
cooling assembly or notebook.
Screws
Screws