Accessing fan and CPU on Lenovo G580

blatantrereg · 2014-02-19 18:05:42

My laptop cut out twice today. I think it is from overheating, so I disassembled it to see if the vent is clogged and/or the thermal paste is dried. However I couldn't figure out how to open it enough to get at the fan etc, after removing all screws and so on. I have done this a good few times on my old Dell m1530 so I…

19-02-2014 07:05PM

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blatantrereg

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My laptop cut out twice today. I think it is from overheating, so I disassembled it to see if the vent is clogged and/or the thermal paste is dried. However I couldn't figure out how to open it enough to get at the fan etc, after removing all screws and so on. I have done this a good few times on my old Dell m1530 so I didn't expect to have a problem. I looked for online instructions but couldn't find any on the model; only on the 550 which was much easier to access.

Has anyone done this on this particular model of laptop? Especially useful would be a video/pictorial guide.

Thanks

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Maybe one of http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lenovo+g580+disassembly&sm=1 will help

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