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Toshiba Satellite P105-S6147 Cooling Fan Replacement

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    • Begin by placing the laptop face down on a flat surface.

    • The battery is located in the bottom left hand corner of the device.

    • Slide the lock switch on the battery to the unlocked position.

    • Slide the release lever on the battery towards the lock switch. The battery should now rotate out of its dock in the laptop.

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    • Remove the casing located next to the battery.

    • Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two 4 mm screws.

    • Use the precision tweezers to disconnect the white and black wire from the device.

    • Remove the thin black wire from the device.

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    • Open the remaining casings using a #0 Phillips screwdriver.

    • Remove all visible screws on the bottom of the laptop to complete this step.

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    • Hold the back cover slightly open.

    • Use the precision tweezers to disconnect the two ribbon cables at the bottom of the laptop.

    • Open the small black clips to free the ribbon cables.

    • Remove the back cover.

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    • Locate the white plug in the upper right hand corner of the laptop.

    • Use the iFixit opening tools to apply even, backwards pressure to each side of the plug until the plug is free from the motherboard.

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    • Locate the ribbon cable on the bottom of the laptop.

    • Open the small black clip that is holding the ribbon cable.

    • Gently remove the ribbon cable with the precision tweezers.

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    • Locate the white plug next to the ribbon cable that was removed in the previous step.

    • Gently unplug the plug with your hand or the blue iFixit opening tools.

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    • Remove the motherboard from the laptop casing.

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    • Use the precision tweezers to remove the metal cover off the top of the cooling fan. It should "pop" off with little effort.

    • Flip over the motherboard.

    • The cooling fan is now located in the upper left-hand corner of the motherboard.

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    • Remove the two 5 mm screws located at the bottom right of the cooling fan.

    • The cooling fan housing is now free from the motherboard.

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    • Locate the white plug connecting the cooling fan to the motherboard.

    • Gently pull on the plug to disconnect the cooling fan from the motherboard.

    • Remove the cooling fan from the motherboard.

Conclusion

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

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