Lenovo ThinkPad E570 Fan Replacement

ID: 163248

Description: Is your Lenovo ThinkPad E570 overheating, givin...

Steps:

  1. Turn the laptop over so that the bottom is facing upwards, with the battery facing away from you.
  2. Loosen two captive 5 mm screws on the back panel of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  3. Slide the panel towards you, then gently lift up to remove.
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  4. Insert the flat end of the halberd spudger underneath the battery to free the it from the adhesive.
  5. Unplug the connecting CMOS wire from the motherboard.
  6. When reassembling, apply gentle pressure to the new CMOS battery with the adhesive pad facing down.
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  7. Remove the single 5 mm screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  8. Remove the SSD from the laptop.
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  9. Using an opening tool, carefully remove the black and white coaxial cables that are connected to the Wi-Fi card.
  10. Remove the single 4 mm screw from the Wi-Fi card using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  11. Carefully grab the card and pull outward to remove it from the laptop.
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  12. Using both hands, push out the two buttons beneath the outer edges of the battery compartment.
  13. Pull out the battery from the laptop.
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  14. Remove the three screws in storage area. Then, remove warranty strip.
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  15. Remove the three 4 keyboard screws in the middle of the casing and all the outer casing screws.
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  16. After removing the screws slide the disc drive out.
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  17. Use size 0 bit to remove three 3 screws on frame under disc drives and Flip over laptop to open it.
  18. Gently press against the keyboard to slide it up and out. Then gently flip the keyboard over.
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  19. Disconnect the keyboard cables.
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  20. Disconnect fingerprint sensor.
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  21. Disconnect mouse cable.
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  22. Disconnect speaker cable.
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  23. Disconnect power button cable.
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  24. Remove front casing screws.
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  25. Wedge the casing apart.
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  26. Remove the motherboard screws.
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  27. Remove the screen cable by pulling the tab back.
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  28. The mother boards should be able to be removed at this point and flipped over to get access to the CPU chip and the fan.
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  29. Disconnect Fan connector and remove the screws from the heatsink and replace the fan. (Fan part number)
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