ThinkPad Notebook splitter Replace fan text

In laptops, the cooling fan can be said to be a very important accessory, if this part strikes, our laptop may not be able to boot or can be turned on, after a period of time to burn some parts. Therefore, the cooling fan on the importance of the notebook is still very considerable.

One day, when I was at work, a colleague came to find a notebook and said that his notebook was not able to boot. The colleague used the same ThinkPad X series, the specific model for x201i, according to colleagues said this book with him for many years, it is also very convenient to use. The author in the machine, the decisive boot to see the problem, after the boot of this notebook tips fan error, this problem is generally the notebook's cooling fan is due to the loss, so I began to replace the fan for this notebook journey.

First we have to get the tools ready before we change the fans, and the new fans, cleaners and screwdriver sets are essential.

This is a ThinkPad x201i notebook, from decals to see everyone will think is a mm in use, in fact, this book is owned by a man.

After pressing the Power-on key, the screen appears fan error, the author suspected that the cooling fan of the notebook is broken.

After the fan error prompts, the fan is generally damaged. We can in the boot when the ESC key to normal access to the system, but the author found that the machine in the normal access to the system, the fan still does not turn, is really broken.

Before we replace the fan, we first need to remove the battery from the notebook.

After the battery is removed, we can begin to remove the memory, first to remove the memory shell.

After removing the memory cover, we just loosen the buckle on both sides and gently pull the memory down.

This notebook's hard drive storehouse is very concealed, but in the D side still has the obvious icon hint, unscrew the screw and the buckle, can see the hard disk.

After the hard drive cover is removed, you can remove the hard drive only by pulling out the black belt.

After the battery, hard drive and memory are removed, we use a screwdriver to unscrew the screws around the D shell and then start to disassemble the keyboard and the casing.

After the screws have been screwed down, we can disassemble the hard drive with a nudge.

In the process of removing the keyboard, we should pay attention to the keyboard line down.

After the keyboard is removed, we have to remove the forefoot.

Next we need to loosen the screws that fix the motherboard and screw the fixing rack.

After that, we removed the screen and other lines in turn.

Because the wireless card is fixed with a corner of the motherboard, it should be disassembled together.

After the retention screw and the line are pulled up, we can take down the fixed motherboard and the fixing rack of the line.

When all is removed, we begin to disassemble the top half of the C plane.

The motherboard can then be easily removed from the machine by us.

After the motherboard has been removed, we can continue to remove the cooling fan to replace the fan.

The next step is to unscrew the fixed fan screws so that the fan can be replaced.

To replace the fan, we continue to unscrew the three captive screws on the heatsink.

After loosening the screws, we tear off the back of the insulation glue and we can put the new fan on.

After we put the new fan in the order of disassembly to the motherboard can be, attention must be welcome fan line.

Next we reassemble the motherboard and other accessories in order.

Finally put the memory, hard disk and battery pack, screw four weeks of fixed screws can be.

After the fan replacement, we again boot, no hint fan error, you can successfully enter the system, replace the fan work successfully completed.