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How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly

What you need

  1. How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly, Fan Assembly: step 1, image 1 of 2 How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly, Fan Assembly: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Power down the laptop and unplug the power adapter.

    • Flip the laptop upside down.

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    • Using the Philips #1 screwdriver, remove the twelve 3.0 mm screws that hold the bottom panel to the laptop.

    • Firmly grasp and lift the bottom panel to remove it completely.

    • If there is resistance, check again if all the screws have been removed. There should be no resistance.

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    • Unplug the battery cable connector from the motherboard with tweezers.

    • Unscrew the five Phillips #1 4.0 mm screws holding down the battery.

    • Remove the battery.

  4. How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 4, image 1 of 2 How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Gently unplug all the connected ribbon cables from the motherboard. Four are blue-tipped and one is black tipped.

    • Flip up the ZIF (zero insertion force) lockbar on the display cable. Then disconnect the display cable.

    • Do not pull on the LCD cable. Pull the tab found on the clamp upwards to release the cable.

  5. How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Unscrew the single 4.0 mm screw holding the wireless card with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • Unplug the two connected antenna cables.

    • Remove the wireless card.

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    • Remove all of the 6.0 mm screws on the motherboard.

    • Lift the motherboard off the laptop frame.

    • Double check that all cables are detached from the motherboard before taking off the motherboard.

  7. How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the four silver 4.0 mm screws from the motherboard.

    • Remove the four all black 6.0 mm screws from the motherboard.

    • Use a flashlight or work in good lighting to easily see all the black screws.

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    • Disconnect the PSU cables connected to the fans. Each fan has one connecting cable.

    • The cables may be stuck! Gently but firmly pull the white connector straight out of the clamp.

    • Lift the fan assembly off the motherboard.

  9. How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 9, image 1 of 1
    • Insert the new fan assembly.

  10. How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 10, image 1 of 2 How to Replace MSI P65 Creator Fan Assembly: step 10, image 2 of 2
    • Reassemble the fan component to the motherboard and reassemble the entire laptop, following these instructions in reverse order.

Conclusion

Congrats! Your laptop should no longer make any strange or alarming noises due to fan malfunction.

Tia Fong

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One Comment

there are several flaws with this steps.

screws that aren’t being mentioned, it doesn’t mention the thermal compound on the fan assembly and it also fails to mention a ribbon cable at the top and a small conector close to the wifi antena.

there is a lot of tape that need to be removed and should ideally be replaced

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