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This guide will help you take apart and clean a HP Pavilion ze5000 notebook. The cooling assembly (heatsink and fans) in this notebook is hidden under the top cover. In order to access and clean both cooling fans you’ll have to take almost the whole notebook apart.
I am experiencing ever increasing fan noise, due to […]
How to replace cooling fan in Toshiba Tecra S1 laptop
In the following guide I explain how to replace the cooling fan in a Toshiba Tecra S1 laptop. The fan is a part of the cooling assembly, it’s permanently attached to the heatsink. If the cooling fan in your Tecra S1 started making noise, like in my case, you’ll have to replace the entire cooling […]
Taking apart Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
Here are instructions for taking apart a Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650 laptops. Yes, I know, it’s an older model but many people still using them, so I decided to mention this disassembly guide on my site.
With this guide you’ll be able to perform the following common repair procedures:
1. Remove and replace laptop keyboard.
2. Access […]
How to remove and clean cooling fans and heat sink inside Sony Vaio PCG-GRT170 notebook
This guide will help you to remove and clean both cooling fans and heat sink inside a Sony Vaio PCG-GRT170 notebook. In order to access the cooling module (fans and heat sink) you’ll have to remove the keyboard, so you can use this guide for replacing the keyboard too.
Why would you need to clean the […]
How to access hidden memory module in Dell XPS M1210 laptop
Dell XPS m1210 laptop has two memory slots but when you remove the memory cover from the bottom of the laptop you will find only one slot. How to access the second memory slot?
Here’s the answer. The second memory slot is hidden under the keyboard.
In order to access the hidden slot, you’ll have to remove […]
How to remove cooling fan and upgrade processor in Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro v2030
This step-by-step laptop disassembly and upgrading guide will explain how to remove the cooling fan and replace the processor in a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro v2030.
You can easily access the cooling module from the bottom of the laptop if you remove the cover.
1. Removing and cleaning the cooling fan.
In order to remove the fan you’ll have […]
How to clean cooling fan inside Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M7440 laptop
This guide explains how to remove the keyboard and clean the cooling fan inside a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M7440 laptop. It’s possible that this guide will work for some other Amilo laptops with the same case.
If your laptop shuts off on its own without any warning most likely it happens because of processor overheating. The processor […]
How to take apart Averatec 3200 laptop
Do you have an Averatec 3200 laptop? Do you want to know how to take it apart? Check out these photos with instructions. The author of the guide disassembled his laptop in order to repair the power jack.
The following laptop components you can access and remove from the bottom:
1. DVD drive. Simply remove screws securing […]
How to take apart HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook PC
Here’s how you can take apart a HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook PC. This guide will help you to remove the motherboard, so you can access and clean the cooling module witch includes the cooling fan and heat sink.
If your laptop runs hot and shuts down on its own in the middle of doing something, most […]
How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-S460B laptop
This guide will help you to take apart a Sony Vaio VGN-S460B laptop. The main idea of this guide is replacing the internal memory module and hard drive. In order to replace these parts, you’ll have to take the whole laptop apart.
On this laptop, there is no access to the hard drive without removing the […]