Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 - Page 78

Loosenthescrews1inascendingalphabeticorderasillustrated.Whenattachingthethermalpipes,secure
thescrewsinreverseorder.
Note:Differentmodelsmighthavedifferentnumbersofscrews.
1c
1a
1d
1g
1e
1f
1b
2
Note:Yourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.
Wheninstalling:
•Alwayswearngerstallswhenhandlingthethermalfanassembly.Donottouchorholdanypartofthe
thermalfanassemblywithbarengers.
•Beforeyouattachthethermalfanassemblytothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamountof
0.2grams,onthepartmarkedainthefollowingillustration.Eithertoomuchortoolessapplication
ofgreasecancauseathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.Ifathermalfan
assemblyneedstobereused,removeandreapplythermalgrease.Youneedtopeelthethinlmoff
fromtherubbersmarkedb.
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