Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
22
Time Required
30 - 45 minutes
Sections
7
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Lower Case
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
- Power Button Circuit Board
- 2 steps
- Optical Drive
- 2 steps
- Upper Case
- 5 steps
- CPU Fan and Heatsink
- 3 steps
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Introduction
This procedure is similar to the Satellite 1410.
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- The battery is located on the front right corner of the laptop.
The battery is located on the front right corner of the laptop.
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Step 2
- With one finger on the raised grip, slide the latch towards the front of the laptop.
With one finger on the raised grip, slide the latch towards the front of the laptop.
Step 3
- Pull the battery out towards the side.
Pull the battery out towards the side.
Step 4
- Lift the battery straight up, out of the computer.
Lift the battery straight up, out of the computer.
Step 5
Lower Case
- Unscrew all of the visible screws on the bottom of the laptop.
- The screws circled are not necessary to remove.
- Keeping track of which hole each screw goes in will speed up reassembly.
Unscrew all of the visible screws on the bottom of the laptop.
The screws circled are not necessary to remove.
Keeping track of which hole each screw goes in will speed up reassembly.
Step 6
- Unscrew the screws located beneath the battery.
Unscrew the screws located beneath the battery.
Step 7
Keyboard
- Using a set of case opening tools, pry open the left and right sides of the black plastic strip above the keyboard.
- Fully detach the strip.
Using a set of case opening tools, pry open the left and right sides of the black plastic strip above the keyboard.
Fully detach the strip.
Step 8
- Unscrew the two screws near the top of the keyboard.
Unscrew the two screws near the top of the keyboard.
Step 9
- Lift the keyboard by holding the middle top of the keyboard.
- The keyboard is still connected by a ribbon cable to the motherboard.
Lift the keyboard by holding the middle top of the keyboard.
The keyboard is still connected by a ribbon cable to the motherboard.
Step 10
- Carefully pull upwards on the ribbon cable to detach.
- Remove keyboard.
Carefully pull upwards on the ribbon cable to detach.
Remove keyboard.
Step 11
Power Button Circuit Board
- Unscrew the screws on either side of the power button circuit board.
Unscrew the screws on either side of the power button circuit board.
Step 12
- Pull upward on the small white ribbon cable to detach from circuit board.
Pull upward on the small white ribbon cable to detach from circuit board.
Step 13
Optical Drive
- Unscrew the screw located on the left side of the optical drive near the heat sink cover in the middle of the laptop.
Unscrew the screw located on the left side of the optical drive near the heat sink cover in the middle of the laptop.
Step 14
- Using spudger, push the optical drive out to the right.
Using spudger, push the optical drive out to the right.
Step 15
Upper Case
- Disconnect both speaker connectors located near the center of the laptop.
Disconnect both speaker connectors located near the center of the laptop.
Step 16
- Unscrew all visible screws on the heat sink shield.
Unscrew all visible screws on the heat sink shield.
Step 17
- Disconnect the monitor connector.
Disconnect the monitor connector.
Step 18
- Starting from the front right corner pry apart the black bottom from the gray top.
Starting from the front right corner pry apart the black bottom from the gray top.
Step 19
- Set aside the top half.
Set aside the top half.
Step 20
CPU Fan and Heatsink
- Unscrew the remaining screws on the heatsink and fan brackets.
Unscrew the remaining screws on the heatsink and fan brackets.
Step 21
- Disconnect the fan power connector.
- Remove the heatsink and fan.
- Check the heatsink fins and fan for any dust build-up. If any is found use compressed air to clean.
Disconnect the fan power connector.
Remove the heatsink and fan.
Check the heatsink fins and fan for any dust build-up. If any is found use compressed air to clean.
Step 22
- Clean the old thermal paste off the CPU and heatsink.
- Use a q tip to remove the majority of the thermal paste.
- Use an isopropyl alcohol soaked q tip to further clean remaining thermal paste.
- Dry and clean both surfaces with another q-tip.
- Once completely clean, apply a rice grain sized amount of new thermal paste to the CPU and reattach the heatsink and fan.
Clean the old thermal paste off the CPU and heatsink.
Use a q tip to remove the majority of the thermal paste.
Use an isopropyl alcohol soaked q tip to further clean remaining thermal paste.
Dry and clean both surfaces with another q-tip.
Once completely clean, apply a rice grain sized amount of new thermal paste to the CPU and reattach the heatsink and fan.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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