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Installing MacBook Core 2 Duo Fan

  • Author: iRobot
  • Difficulty: Moderate

Replacing a defective fan is pretty easy and will keep your laptop running cool.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery

  • Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

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Add Note Edit Step 2

  • Lift the battery out of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 3 — Memory Cover

  • Unscrew the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.

  • The screws are captive to the metal memory cover so you cannot lose them.

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MacBook Santa Rosa/Penryn Fan

$39.95 · 16 in stock

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MacBook Fan

$49.95 · 1 in stock

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Phillips #00 Screwdriver

$4.95 · 688 in stock

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Spudger

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