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c. Switch cover and keyboard (see Switch cover and keyboard on page 65)
d. Display assembly (see
Display assembly on page 72)
e. Top cover (see
Top cover on page 81)
f. System board (see
System board on page 89)
Remove the fan/heat sink assembly:
1. Turn the system board upside down, with the front toward you.
2. Disconnect the fan cable (1) from the system board.
3. Remove the Torx T8M2.0×5.0 screw (2) that secures the fan/heat sink assembly to the system
board.
4. Following the 1, 2, 3, 4 sequence stamped into the fan/heat sink assembly, loosen the four
captive screws (3) that secure the fan/heat sink assembly to the system board.
5. Remove the fan/heat sink assembly (4).
NOTE: The thermal material must be thoroughly cleaned from the surfaces of the fan/heat sink
assembly and system board each time the fan/heat sink assembly is removed. Thermal paste is
located on the processor/Northbridge component (1) and the fan/heat sink assembly section that
services it (2). A thermal pad is used on the graphics subsystem conponent (3) and the fan/heat sink
assembly section that services it (4). Replacement thermal material is included with all fan/heat sink
assembly and system board spare part kits.
94 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures