Comments on: Replacing cooling fan in Lenovo ThinkPad T410

By: sethu

sethu — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:12:16 +0000

thank you so much for the useful guide.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 19 May 2016 17:22:40 +0000

Your guide is the best one I found and ended up being what I followed step by step. Thank you for providing the clear photos and instructions, I have never attempted to repair my laptop before and this empowered me! My laptop is up and running again without the “fan error” induced shut-down!

By: Erik Skytthe

Erik Skytthe — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:29:58 +0000

Thanks for your great guide! – saved me 🙂

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:24:22 +0000

This is a great guide, but if you are doing a T410s or T420s, I would check out this video for heat sink replacement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3aivW-7qJk

There are some important differences, mainly that the processor and heat sink and pipes are on the bottom of the main board and so a bit more disassembly is required. That said, I replaced the heat compound on an i5 T410s that was crashing, and it was like night and day. It still gets hot, but the fan can actually bring the temp back down at relatively low rpm. Use TPFan to diagnose fan speed and temperature.

By: Wess

Wess — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:05:28 +0000

Thank you for the really amazing guide. The fan on my son’s T410s is buzzing and then seizing up. I have DIY compulsion that gets me into trouble. I have replaced a fan on a Dell laptop. Your guide helped me “throw in the towel” on the T410s even though it’s a great in every other way. For those still using this guide, I have to caution that it is indeed labor intensive to replace a laptop fan and just keeping track of the various screws (I usually create a template) can be a real challenge.

By: Giddy doyle

Giddy doyle — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:18:22 +0000

Just blow with you’re mouth hard into the exhaust on the left side of the laptop.
You can here the fan spinning and the the dust will blow out.
No need to take the laptop apart which is crazy.
Make sure it’s plugged out, put you’re mouth right up to it and blow very hard.
Worked for me.

By: Shawn Dolt

Shawn Dolt — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:46:30 +0000

@ Shawn.. ! WD40 inside a computer, and something for dust to stick to !

Nice advice ! NOT !!!

By: Paulo Corceiro

Paulo Corceiro — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:34:41 +0000

Thank you for the guide. Did it and was not do difficult as it looks. I didnÂ´t disconnect the trackpad cable from the motherboard, itÂ´s not needed if you carefully move the top plastic lid to the right, the heatsink comes out easily this way. Bought a fan+thermal paste in UK Ebay for 10 pounds and works fine, a bit nosier but I guess the original fan wasnÂ´t spinning as it should because now I can feel air coming out of the laptop!!! No more fan error.

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:40:47 +0000

Just wanted to say thank you for this guide! I have been back to it a couple of times when fixing laptops at work, it’s spot on! 🙂

By: Barry S.

Barry S. — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:47:55 +0000

An excellent guide, especially the gentle reminder regarding the palm rest. Thank you