Samsung P10 laptop: fan

Feb 27, 2008

- Ok so here we go.
Get a Small probably philips screw driver and a small flat blade screwdriver.
You will need to pry of the rubber feet to get to some of the screws. Also you will need to remove a number of stickers as well.
Once all the screws are out you will find the laptop is still reasonably solid.
At this point you need to work out how the keyboard comes off some just pop out at this point others you will need to unsnap a plastic molding strip etc
I have a small plastic tool similar to a knife which you now use to slide in between the plastic moldings to 'snap' them out.
This is where you need to be careful of internal components and also scratching the casing.
Once all unsnapped there may still be ribbon cables going from the main board to daughter boards so be careful. Try to draw a picture of where cables etc go to when unplugging most should come out reasonably easy.
You should be able to access your fan now and hopefully it is a generic. Remove fan get replacement from local PC shop hopefully. replace and reverse what you did.
Also take a look at this link as well.
it is fr stripping down a Toshiba but pretty helpful to familiarize your self with the process and what you may find.

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba1415/sat1415_1.htm

I hope this is helpful to you.
Please let me know how you get on and good luck.

Feb 28, 2008

- Thanks for the feedback.
Glad I could be of assistance.
Feel free to let me know if you have any issues and require any more help.