HP 15-dw0037wm Fan Replacement

ID: 179261

Description: If your HP 15-dw0037wm laptop is freezing or...

Steps:

1. Before you begin, discharge your laptop battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.
2. Power off your laptop and disconnect the charger and any peripheries before beginning disassembly.
3. Set the laptop down with the lower case facing up.
4. Lift a corner of the lower silicone foot and peel it completely off.
5. Repeat for the upper silicone foot.

6. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 8 mm screws.
7. Remove the two 5 mm Phillips screws.

8. Insert an opening pick into the gap between the lower case and chassis.
9. Starting from a corner is recommended.
10. Slide the pick around the entire perimeter of the device until the lower case fully releases.
11. Remove the lower case.

12. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the the four 4 mm screws that secure the battery.

13. Lift the battery out slowly to disconnect it from the socket that connects it to the motherboard.
14. Removing the battery quickly can damage the socket that the motherboard is connected to.

15. Use your fingernail or a spudger to gently lift the black ZIF locking flap that secures the ribbon cable.
16. Repeat the previous bullet on the other end of the ribbon cable.

17. Slide the ribbon cable out from the socket gently.
18. Repeat on the other end of the ribbon cable.

19. Gently using your fingernails to push the fan connector out of its motherboard socket.

20. Remove the one 4 mm screw securing the fan with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

21. Grip and lift the fan up and out of the chassis.