How to Replace the Cooling Fan in an HP Pavilion DV6000
The cooling fan in an HP Pavilion DV6000 notebook computer works to keep the temperature down so the internal components of the computer don't overheat. While the fan is necessary to ensure your computer does not overheat, it can be a nuisance if it's working too hard and becomes noisy. Replacing it entails taking the computer completely apart, from the top to the bottom.
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Instructions
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Ensure that there's not a disc inside the optical drive (leave the drive open for later removal) and shut down the computer.
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Detach all the cords and external components from the ports on the computer and flip the computer upside-down.
Locate the battery on the hinge-side of the base and the hard drive at the bottom-right corner of the base.
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Press the battery release latch and remove the battery from the computer.
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Extract the screws from the hard drive compartment cover and take the cover off the computer.
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Pull the hard drive out of the computer by lifting the pull latch on top of it.
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Extract the screw just above the memory compartment cover in the middle of the computer and slide the optical drive out of the computer.
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Extract the five screws from inside the battery compartment cover and the screw on the top-left and top-right corners of the base.
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Extract the two screws on the memory module compartment cover and remove the cover.
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Disconnect the two cables from the Mini PCI card inside the lower section of the memory module compartment.
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Extract the screw on the upper-left edge and the screw just outside the upper-right edge of the memory module compartment.
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Extract all the visible screws from the base, including the one in the middle of the hard drive compartment.
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Turn the computer right-side-up and open the display all the way.
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Flip the hinge cover over the keyboard, disconnect the cable underneath it and remove the hinge cover from the computer.
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Lift the keyboard up and toward the display, flip it keys-down over the palm rest and disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard. Take the keyboard off the computer.
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Extract the two screws on the speaker assembly just below the display, disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the left side of the computer and remove the assembly from the computer.
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Disconnect the display cable and the microphone cable from their connectors near the left display hinge and disconnect the camera cable from its connector just above the touchpad. Extract the screw on each display hinge and lift the display off the computer.
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Disconnect the two cables from the bottom-left corner of the computer, just above the palm rest, and disconnect the touchpad cable from its connector just above the touchpad.
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Extract the screw from the top-left corner of the computer and the two screws from the top-right corner. Remove the top cover bracket from the top of the computer and then take the top cover off the computer.
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Disconnect the audio board cable from the bottom of the computer where the audio ports are, extract the two screws from the audio board and remove the board from the computer.
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Disconnect the cables from the USB/power connector board at the top-right corner of the computer, extract the two screws on it and remove it from the computer.
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Extract the screw from the top-right and bottom-right corners of the motherboard and lift the motherboard out of the computer. Turn the motherboard upside-down and lay it on a soft, static-free surface. The cooling fan is now visible.
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Disconnect the cooling fan cable, extract the four screws from the heat sink assembly and remove the fan from the motherboard.
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Perform the procedure in reverse order to install a new cooling fan and assemble the computer.
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Tips & Warnings
In order to assemble the computer with ease, you should maintain an organizational procedure from the beginning of the disassembly. Use plastic sandwich bags and labels, if necessary, and place the components you remove and their respective screws inside the bags.
Touch an unpainted metal surface periodically to remove the static from your body.
References
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