Introduction
Replacing a defective fan will keep your laptop running cool.
Tools
Parts
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Slightly lift the lower case near the vent opening.
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Continue running your fingers between the lower and upper cases until the upper case pops off its retaining clips.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable connector straight up off the logic board.
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Gently bend the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable away from the fan.
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Remove the following three screws securing the fan to the upper case:
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One 7.1 mm Phillips
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Two 5.3 mm Phillips
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
3 comments
Replaced the fan with an used one. After booting the fan made a very loud sound as if it was running on max speed. A SMC reset fixed the issue and the fan returned to normal speed and sound.
Maurice -
Wish I had read Maurices comment. I did this fix because my fan had a noisy bearing. But I found the sound of the fan running at full speed after the replacement to be more annoying. So I swapped it back. didn’t think top reset the SMC.
Simple and concise…Thanks a whole bunch for the instructions.
Glenn -
According to this page http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1651?viewl..., the 8 screws are not identical.
Can anybody tell me where each kind of screw is supposed to go?
Gregoire -
They are all 100% Identical. You were probably looking at a different model, or Apple has entered the wrong information... Hey, It happens...
Owen Davies -