Fan/Heat Plate Assembly
Remove the fan/heat plate assembly as follows.
1.
Remove the primary battery, keyboard, front cover and VersaGlide assembly, and top cover
assembly from the system.
2.
Unplug the CPU fan cable from connector P17 on the main board.
3.
Locate and remove the four screws securing the fan/heat plate assembly to the notebook.
Remove any foam pads covering the screws.
Remove the fan/heat plate assembly from the notebook.
4.
Removing the fan/heat plate assembly
A – Fan/Heat Plate Assembly
B – Connector P17
C – Fan/Heat Plate Screws (4)
D – Main Board
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