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Asus U47VC-DS51 Cooling Fan Replacement

Introduction

This guide demonstrates how to replace the cooling fan by first removing the motherboard.

What you need

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    • Remove the hard drive cover.

    • Unscrew one 8mm Phillips #00 screw.

    • Using the black spudger, insert its flat end under the hard drive's covering, working around to pry it off.

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    • Remove the hard drive.

    • Unscrew the four 3mm Phillips #00 screws.

    • Pull the hard drive's black tab away from the laptop to free it.

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    • Remove 9 screws from bottom of notebook using PH00 bit + 1 under hard drive bay.

    • Remove 3 screws from bottom of notebook using PH00 bit. 1 is same screw spec as the other 9, and 2 are shorter.

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    • Using the black spudger, insert its flat end between the crevice where the color changes from grey to black.

    • The keyboard is very tightly secured.

    • Carefully ease the spudger's end along the crevice, going around the entire frame.

    • The back connectors are short, so be careful when lifting.

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    • Lift the keyboard from the front where it is closest to the screen.

    • Disconnect the large and small ZIF connectors attached to the motherboard by flipping the light-colored part of the switch.

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    • Remove the third and last ZIF connector on the motherboard by flipping up the dark-colored part of the switch.

    • Now, the component should come completely free.

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    • Unscrew the one 8mm screw using a Phillips #00.

    • Using the black spudger, slightly pry up on the tab and gently pull the optical drive away from the laptop in order to remove it.

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    • Using the black spudger, slowly lift up on the cable connectors and pull them away from the connectors.

    • Repeat steps on both cables.

    • Unscrew the 12 8mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Lift up on the motherboard and disengage the two connectors.

    • Disconnect the cooling fan connector.

    • Unscrew the 7 8mm screws holding in the cooling fan using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the four screws holding the component in place.

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  12. Asus U47VC-DS51 Cooling Fan Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • After loosening the screws, use the black spudger to help disconnect the fan wires from the connector.

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  13. Asus U47VC-DS51 Cooling Fan Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • The fan should then come free.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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