How To Clean The Fan Lenovo Yoga 2 13

A fan in my sons 2yr old Lenovo Yoga two Pro was making very loud grinding noises. We dissembled to check for dust and clogged vents but no die, sounded similar the bearings were going out. Next stride was to supervene upon the fan and we didn't want to spend a dime on this out of warranty (many problems since twenty-four hours 1) laptop and so it'south time for some DIY!

-> Full disassembly shots at MyFixGuide: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro Disassembly

Tools needed

Torx 5 screwdriver
Small phillips head screwdriver

Replacement Fans – $eight.95 each

Right side – Yoga 2 Pro Cooling Fan AT0S9001SS0 SUNON EG45040S1-C030-S9A
Left side – Yoga 2 Pro Cooling Fan AT0S9001SS0 SUNON EG45040S1-C020-S9A

Steps to supercede one or both fans

Plow laptop upside down – identify lid on towel to prevent scratching
Remove all 138 Torx screws that concord the bottom shell in place
Remove lesser crush – showtime in a corner and pry, the lid snaps on in places
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Disconnect the battery from the motherboard – far right ribbon with large connector
Remove the flexible PCB ribbon – horizontal ribbon at top left of motherboard
Exercise not – disconnect the blueish ribbons (y'all tin can but tricky to reconnect)
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Disconnect the fan cable – use the blade of a small-scale flathead spiral commuter
Remove the 2 pocket-size phillips screws that hold the fan in place
Remove the mover board screw at the summit left corner of the lath
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Gently title dorsum the motherboard until y'all can hands remove the fan
Remove tape that holds fan grille to fan body
Remove Fan
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Add new fan – re-utilise fan grille tape
Return Motherboard to resting position
Replace all screws
Reconnect all ribbons and plugs
Test fan by turning on laptop before replacing lid – confirm information technology spins
Shutdown total and supercede hat
Ability up and exercise something CPU intensive such every bit Google world
If all went well it's – Fan time!!