Medion Akoya MD 98560 Heat Sink Replacement
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Last updated on Jul 11, 2019
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓We will be disassembling the laptop down to the heatsink and CPU, to apply some thermal paste with a higher grade of conductivity.
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Remove the battery by sliding both sliders to the left.
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Hold the left slider as you slide the battery away from you.
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Press and hold the power button for 10 - 15 seconds, to release any excess power from the laptop.
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After removing the battery, undo the single screw holding the RAM compartment lid.
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Gently pop out the lid with a few clicks.
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Undo the white and black cable, and the screw.
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Lift the wifi board up and away from you.
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Pry the metal clips holding the RAM units outward which will make the uint pop upwards.
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Slide the unit out, towards you.
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Use the black tab to slide the hard drive backwards.
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Pry the hard drive up, on the far side and it slides out.
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On the bottom of the case there are 2 sliders, use these to release the optical drive.
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Remove the 2 cables, revealed by removing the keyboard. The cables mentioning "MB" can only be removed after opening the case.
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When the case is completely lose it will still be attached by the "MB" cables. Remove those before completely removing the case.
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Undo the single screw holding the motherboard.
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Undo the 4 cables highlighted in blue.
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Lift the motherboard out of its socket. The bottom left may get stuck a bit. Don't force the USB sockets.
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On the flipside of the motherboard is the CPU covered by the heatsink.
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Before removing the heatsink, remove the fan cable looping over the heatsink.
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Remove the 6 screws, holding the heatsink.
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First you will need a card to scrape off the old paste. Keep a coffee filter ready to clean the card.
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Both the heatsink and CPU's must be totally cleaned of any remaining grease.
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Reverse engineer this guide to put the laptop back together.
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Let the paste settle in by letting the computer run for a few consecutive hours.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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