Altyk Le petit PC portable L14 Cooling Fan Replacement

ID: 219122

Description: Replacing the cooling fan on an Altyk L14...

Steps:

  1. Turn your machine over so that the bottom is facing you.
  2. You have 10 screws facing you:
  3. 8 identical short Phillips screws (PH000)
  4. 2 identical long Phillips screws (PH000) in the corners near the clutch hinges
  5. Once the screws are removed, you can pry up with an opening pick as shown in the second photo. There is no risk of breaking any snap fits; there are none.
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  6. Locate the battery connector.
  7. There are two ways to remove the battery:
  8. Either use plastic or ceramic tweezers to separate the connector from the motherboard by using the corners of the connector as indicated in red.
  9. Grasp the battery wires shown in blue and pull gently toward you to disconnect the battery.
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  10. Disconnect the cooling fan connector from the motherboard
  11. Remove the 3 screws securing the cooling fan
  12. The cooling fan is now free; you can rotate it to remove it from the frame without removing the heatsink or any other parts.
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