Removing the fan assembly – Compaq XL183 User Manual
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Presario 1800 Series
Models: XL180, XL181, XL182, XL183, XL185,
and XL190, XL191, XL192
Removing the Fan Assembly
To remove the fan assembly, complete the following:
1. Prepare the Notebook for disassembly (
).
2. Remove the Palmrest cover with TouchPad (
).
3. Remove the keyboard (
).
4. Remove the Heatspreader (
).
5. Remove the Internet Zone cover (
).
6. Remove the Internet button board (
).
7. Remove the display panel assembly (
).
8. Remove the hard drive (
).
9. Remove the upper CPU cover (
).
10. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the system board and lift the fan
assembly from the chassis slot.
Continued on the next page.