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    Change out of W3J CPU

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by wettek, Apr 4, 2007.

  1. wettek

    wettek Notebook Consultant

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    OK guys, I am finally sitting here at home with my W3J upside down in front of me with the back off, and the box with my new T7200 sitting next to me.
    I am looking at the fan with the copper tail sitting over the fitted CPU, and am hoping someone can talk me through pulling the fan out so I can get to the CPU. Please?

    Also of interest is ARCTIC SILVER. I downloaded the guide from their website, and according to it, I am to just run a thin strip of ARCTIC SILVER vertically down the CPU, whereas everything else I've ever read about it describes spreading it with a razor or credit card. Any comments?

    Thanks in advance, and regards to all.
     
    wettek, Apr 4, 2007
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  2. robohgedhang

    robohgedhang Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi wettek, I see you've succeeded to open the back cover... OK, here's the steps (I hope I still remember them correctly):
    1. You have to remove the vga module first. If I'm not mistaken there's 3 screws that you have to remove in order to remove the vga module. After the screws are removed, you have to pull out the vga module.
    2. Unplug the fan cable.
    3. Pull out the heatsink/fan module. Then you can see the CPU.

    About the arctic silver: you just need to apply a rice-grain size of arctic silver, then you need to level/flatten it using a clean credit card. That's what I did when I upgraded my CPU.

    Hope this helps...
     
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