Clevo X7200 - Removing and Installing the Video Card

Disassembly
Removing and Installing the Video Card 2 - 9
2.Disassembly
Removing and Installing the Video Card
Video Card Removal Procedure
1. Turn off the computer, turn it over and remove the battery (page 2 - 5) and component cover (page 2 - 7).
2.
Remove screws - (Figure 5a).
3. Disconnect the fan cables & and remove the fan units & (Figure 5b).
4. Remove screws - from the heat sink unit in the order indicated on the label (i.e screw 4 first through to
screw 1 last)
(Figure 5c).
5.
Carefully (it may be hot) remove the heat sink units & by pulling the plastic strips & up (Figure
5
d).
6.
Remove screws - from the video cards & (Figure 5d).

11 & 12.Fan Units
21 & 22.Heat Sink Units
29 & 30.Video Cards
•20 Screws

Caution
The heat sink, and video
card area in general,
contains parts which are
subject to high tempera-
tures. Allow the area
time to cool before re-
moving these parts.
Figure 5
Video Card
Removal Procedure
a. Remove the fan
screws.
b. Disconnect the fan ca-
bles & remove the fan
units.
c. Remove the screws in
the correct order.
d. Carefully remove the
heat sink units by pul-
ling the plastic strips
up. Remove the video
1
8
9
10
11
12
13
20
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
3
a.
2
1
4
6
7
8
5
12
c.
b.
d.
Screw 3
13
14
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Heat Sink Screw Removal and
Insertion
Remove the screws from the heat sink in
the order indicated here:
4-3-2-1 .
When tightening the screws, make sure
that they are tightened in the order:
1-2-3-
4
.
15
12
16
14
13
15
20
18
1719
21
22
Screw 1
Screw 3
Screw 1
Screw 2
Screw 4 Screw 2
Screw 4
10
23
24
25 26 27 28
11
9
29 30