HP Pavilion dv9000 Maintenance And Service Manual page 100

Remove the fan/heat assembly:
Turn the system board upside down, with the expansion port 3 and external monitor port toward
1.
you.
Disconnect the fan cable (1) from the system board.
2.
Loosen the three Phillips PM2.5×5.0 captive screws (2) that secure the fan/heat sink assembly to
3.
the system board.
Remove the fan/heat sink assembly (3).
4.
NOTE:
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:
assembly (1), (2), and (3), the system board components (4) and (6), and the processor (5) each
time the fan/heat sink assembly is removed. Thermal material must be installed on all surfaces before
the fan/heat sink assembly is reinstalled. Thermal material is included with all fan/heat sink
assembly, system board, and processor spare part kits.
92 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures
Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal material located between the fan/heat sink
The thermal material must be thoroughly cleaned from the surfaces of the fan/heat sink
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