HP Pavilion G6 Fan Cleaning

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HPPavilion G6 Fan Cleaning

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Disassembly to clean dust from the fan and heat sink.

Author: Patrick Time required: 45 minutes to 1 hour Difficulty: Moderate

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Disassembly to clean dust from the fan and heat sink.

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EditStep 1 HP Pavilion G6 Fan

Cleaning

EditStep 2

Power off and unplug the laptop.

Then, remove the battery. Move the s witch in the

direction indicated, take the battery out, and set

aside.

Loosen the two screws indicated (they won't come

out all the way).

Take your spudgering tool and release the plastic

clips, starting at the top. There are no clips on the

left side, just tabs.

Lift and remove to the upper right, in order to

release the tabs.
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EditStep 3

Slide the hard drive to the left, clear of the SATA

connectors and lift it out.

If you're having difficulty removing the hard drive,

insert your spudger into the gap a nd gently ease

the hard drive away from the SATA connectors.

Remove the screw that holds the optical drive in

and slide the drive out.

Remove the screw that helps hold the keyboard in.
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EditStep 4

EditStep 5

Move the two tabs outward to release the RAM

stick, then pull it out. Repeat for the other stick.

9 plastic clips secure the keyboard.

Detail of a clip.
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To releas e the clips, push them in with a

screwdriver or similar tool, while lifting the

keyboard up. The first few clips are the hardest.


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EditStep 6

EditStep 7

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Remove the keyboard screw from the back of the

computer - in the smaller area next to the wireless

chip. It has a teeny tiny picture of a keyboard next

to it.

The keyboard is s till attached to the laptop by a

cable. Use caution when lifting the keyboard away.

To seperate, gently pull the black part up so it's

vertical. Then pull the cable out.
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EditStep 8

Remove all of the indicated screws.

Note that these screws are smaller than the

ones indicated with red circles.

This screw is hidden under a rubber plug.

Remove the plug with a pointy object such as a

push pin, then remove the screw.
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EditStep 9

EditStep 10

Disconnect these cables in the same way you

disconnected the keyboard cable.

The top of the laptop is held on by plastic clips.

Take your guitar pick/butter knife/opening tool and

start undoing the clips. It's usually easiest to start

at a corner.
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EditStep 11

During re-assembly, be careful not to pinch the

display cable in the upper left corner of the laptop.

Open your laptop screen to it's widest extent and

prop it against something. This will help with the

laptop being top-heavy.

Detach the ca bles from the wifi card, noting the

numbers on the cables and which ports they were

plugged into.

Unplug the display cable on the left side. First,partly peel the tape away, then use a screwdriver

to help detach the cable. There are small tabs on

each side to help.
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EditStep 12

EditStep 13

Remove these screws on the left side to detach the

hinge.

Remember to put the cable back under the

screw when you reassemble!

Remove these screws on the right side.

Lift the display assembly away and set it aside.

When reassembling, these screws can't be

tightened all the way. Just make them snug.

Unplug the speakers and lift them both out.
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EditStep 14

Turn the laptop over and unscrew the wireless

card. It will pop up, as the RAM did. Slide it out and

set it aside.

Near the upper right corner back on the top of the

laptop, unplug the cable for the USB port by raising

the black part. Then unplug the power cable by

pulling it out.
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EditStep 15

EditStep 16

On the bottom of the laptop, remove this screw,

then lift the left side of the SATA assembly straight

up to disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove

and set aside.

Unscrew these three screws, then move the

assembly to the right to disconnect it from the

motherboard.

Remove these three screws and move the

motherboard to the right to lift it out of the frame.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the HP Pavilion device page.I did it! Success!

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The cooling assembly. Use compressed air to blow

all the dust out! I wouldn't recommend removing

the CPU heat s ink unless you have thermal paste

handy to reapply.
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