Fan And Heat Sink - HP Pavilion g7 Maintenance And Service Manual

Fan and heat sink

NOTE: The fan and heat sink spare part kits include replacement thermal material.
Description
Heat sink for use only with computer models equipped with switchable discrete video memory
Heat sink for use only with computer models equipped with UMA video memory
Fan
NOTE: To properly ventilate the computer, allow at least 7.6 cm (3 in) of clearance on the left side
of the computer. The computer uses an electric fan for ventilation. The fan is controlled by a
temperature sensor and is designed to turn on automatically when high temperature conditions exist.
These conditions are affected by high external temperatures, system power consumption, power
management/battery conservation configurations, battery fast charging, and software requirements.
Exhaust air is displaced through the ventilation grill located on the left side of the computer.
Before removing the fan and heat sink, follow these steps:
1. Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn
the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3. Disconnect the power from the computer by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet
and then unplugging the AC adapter from the computer.
4. Remove the battery (see
5. Remove the service door (see
6. Remove the optical drive (see
7. Remove the hard drive (see
8. Remove the keyboard (see
9. Remove the top cover (see
10. Remove the system board (see
Remove the fan and heat sink:
1. Turn the system board upside down, with the front toward you.
2. Disconnect the fan cable (1) from the system board.
CAUTION:
in sequence as numerically labeled.
NOTE:
heat sink and fan pictured.
3. Loosen the four captive screws (2) and the three captive screws (3) that secure the heat sink to
the system board.
NOTE:
system board components, it may be necessary to move the heat sink from side to side to
detach it.
68 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures
Battery on page
Service door on page
Optical drive on page
Hard drive on page
Keyboard on page
Top cover on page
System board on page
To prevent damage to heat sinks and/or processors, loosen/tighten captive screws
The heat sink and fan appearance and the number of screws may be different from the
Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal material located between the heat sink and
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Spare part number
683028-001
683027-001
680551-001