For access, remove these FRUs in order:

• Battery pack FRU.
• Hard disk drive (HDD) cover, HDD and HDD rubber rails or solid state drive (SSD) and storage converter FRU.
• Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader FRU.
• Keyboard FRU.
• DIMM slot cover and DIMM under keyboard for Thinkpad W701, W701ds FRU.
• Keyboard bezel and speaker assembly FRU.

For ThinkPad W700 and W700ds:

Note: Loosen the screws [1], [2], and [3], but do not remove them. When you attach the fan, secure the screws in order as shown in this figure.

Please perform the following steps as shown in the pictures below.

Attention: Do not handle the fan roughly. Improper handling of the fan can cause distortion or deformation and imperfect contact with components.

For ThinkPad W701 and W701ds:

Note: Loosen the screws [1], [2], and [3], but do not remove them. When you attach the fan, secure the screws in order as shown in this figure.

Attention: Do not handle the fan roughly. Improper handling of the fan can cause distortion or deformation and imperfect contact with components.

For ThinkPad W700 and W700ds:

When installing:

• Before you attach the fan assembly to the computer, apply thermal grease, at an amount of 0.2 grams, on the part marked [b] as in the following figure. Either too much or too less application of grease can cause a thermal problem due to imperfect contact with a component. For the new CPU thermal device/fan, you need to peel the thin film off from the rubber marked [a].
  
• Make sure that the fan connector is attached firmly.

For ThinkPad W701 and W701ds:

When installing:

• Before you attach the fan assembly to the computer, apply thermal grease, at an amount of 0.2 grams, on the part marked a as in the following figure. Either too much or too less application of grease can cause a thermal problem due to imperfect contact with a component.

• Make sure that the fan connector is attached firmly.