Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
4
- Access Door
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Lower Case
- 2 steps
- Left Fan
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Access Door
- With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.
- Depress the grooved side of the access door release latch enough to grab the free end. Lift the release latch until it is vertical.
With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.
Depress the grooved side of the access door release latch enough to grab the free end. Lift the release latch until it is vertical.
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Step 2
- The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.
The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.
Step 3
Battery
- Be sure the access door release latch is vertical before proceeding.
- Grab the translucent plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.
- If the latch is depressed it will lock the battery in place.
Be sure the access door release latch is vertical before proceeding.
Grab the translucent plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.
If the latch is depressed it will lock the battery in place.
Step 4
Lower Case
- Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:
- One 5.4 mm Phillips screw.
- Three 14 mm Phillips screws.
- Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.
Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:
One 5.4 mm Phillips screw.
Three 14 mm Phillips screws.
Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.
Step 5
- Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.
Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.
Step 6
Left Fan
- Use a spudger to pry the fan connector straight up off the logic board.
- Be sure to only pry up on the connector itself not on the socket or you may damage the machine.
- It is useful to twist the spudger axially from beneath the fan cable wires to release the connector.
Use a spudger to pry the fan connector straight up off the logic board.
Be sure to only pry up on the connector itself not on the socket or you may damage the machine.
It is useful to twist the spudger axially from beneath the fan cable wires to release the connector.
Step 7
- Remove three 3.5 mm Phillips screws securing the left fan to the upper case and logic board.
Remove three 3.5 mm Phillips screws securing the left fan to the upper case and logic board.
Step 8
- Lift the fan out of the upper case.
Lift the fan out of the upper case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Poppy - Apr 12, 2020
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Very easy to do following the instructions, Thank you. A word of caution though, The fans screws are really tight so be careful and use a good fitting screw driver. The screw heads are easily damaged.