Removal
Base Cover
Identify the base cover highlighted in blue.
Loosen the captive screws that secure the base cover.
Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the system.
Using a plastic scribe, pry the basecover from bottom left to loosen.
Slide and lift the base cover off the system.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable highlighted in blue.
Using the pull tab, disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds to ground the system and remove residual static electricity.
Graphics-card fan
Identify the graphics card fan highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the graphics card fan cable from the system board.
Unroute the speaker and antenna cables from the bottom of the Graphics card fan.
Remove the screws that secure the graphics card fan to the system.
Lift the graphics card fan from the system.
Install
Graphics-card fan
Identify the graphics card fan location highlighted in blue.
Align and place the graphics card fan into the slot on the system.
Install the screws that secure the graphics card fan to the system.
Route the speaker and antenna cables to the bottom of the Graphics card fan.
Connect the graphics card fan cable to the system board.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable location highlighted in blue.
Connect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.
Base Cover
Identify the base cover location highlighted in blue.
Slide and align the base cover and press the edges of the cover until it clicks into place.
Tighten the captive screws that secure the base cover to the system.
Install the screws that secure the base cover.