Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 Service Manual page 137

Make sure a thermal pad is placed between the new cooling assembly and other
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components as shown.
Thermal
Thermal
grease
Insert the new cooling assembly into the notebook.
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Tighten the captive screws that secure the cooling assembly to the system board.
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Use the numbers stamped in the metal next to each screw and tighten the screws in
numerical order (start with 1, then 2, then 3).
Caution:
Replace the other cooling assembly screws removed in
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Chapter 3: Replacing notebook components
grease
When tightening the cooling assembly's screws into the
numbered holes, tighten them in numerical order.
Thermal pad
Step 14.
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