Gateway MS2370 Fan Replacement

Step 1 Battery

• Make sure the laptop is turned off and flipped over so that the bottom is facing up. Then, locate the battery clip as shown.
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Step 2

• Either using your fingers or a plastic spudger push the battery clip to the left to release battery.
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Step 3
• Pull the battery from the laptop to remove it.
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Step 4 RAM
• Unscrew the three 10mm inch Phillips 01 screws on the back of your laptop.
• Unplug everything from the USB and SD ports.
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Step 5
• Remove the cover panel.
• This exposes more screws that must be removed.
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Step 6
• Unplug the two exposed cables from the motherboard.
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Step 7
• Unscrew the rest of the case screws which include several 10mm 01 Phillips screws and three 3mm 00 Phillips screws.
• This marked screw will not fully come out. Just loosen it and leave it there it will not effect the rest of the replacement.
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Step 8
• Pry the laptop case apart.
• The disc drive in this photo was removed. You can remove it just by puling it out when the previous step is completed.
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Step 9
• Unplug the track-pad and the keyboard ribbon cable by lifting up the grey flap and removing the cable.
• This cable has a special connector the requires you to lift open a grey flap to unplug properly.
• The keyboard plug is located at the center of the motherboard and can be unplugged like a normal cable.
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Step 10
• Remove the top half of the case.
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Step 11
• Unscrew all 5 10mm inch Phillips 01 screws.
• One more off screen
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Step 12
• Unplug the ribbon cable connected to the USB Hub, the network card, and the monitor cable.
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Step 13
• Flip the motherboard over.
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Step 14
• Using your two thumbs to pull outwards from the inside of the RAM slot to release and remove the RAM.
• The last step of this replacement guide is not required to complete the fan replacement guide.
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Step 15 Fan
• Unscrew the three 3mm inch Phillips 01 screws.
• These screws will not be removed entirely. Just loosen them enough to free the fan from the motherboard.
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Step 16
• Unplug the fan cable from the motherboard.
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Step 17
• Remove the Fan.
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Erickson Rodrigues

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