Dell Latitude X300 Cooling Fan Replacement

Push both battery locking clips outward at the same time.

Slide the battery out of the laptop.

Remove the four 4-mm screws on the bottom of the laptop using a #0 screw driver.

Carefully turn the laptop over and open the screen all the way.

Locate the slot to remove the keyboard in the lower left hand corner.

Using a spudger as a lever, insert it into the slot and gently pry up.

After the keyboard pops up, pull it away from the screen just enough to release the tabs.

Unlock the ZIF connector on the computer by pushing the two outside tabs toward the screen.

Remove the flexible ribbon from ZIF connector.

Position the laptop so that the bottom is facing upward.

Remove the 3 #0 4 mm screws holding the bottom of the palm rest.

Return the laptop to proper position and open the screen.

Remove the 6 #0 4 mm screws holding in the palm rest.

Gently lift the palm rest and rotate it outward so that the bottom is now facing up.

Lift up on the small ZIF connector and remove ribbon.

Remove the 4 3 mm screws that hold the cooling fan to the system board.

Remove the tape holding the cooling fan wires down.

Unplug the cooling fan wires from the system board by gently pulling on the hard molded plastic portion.

Lift the cooling fan out of the laptop.