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Sadly, it looks like they still have the fan placed underneath the motherboard, a design that has lingered since at least the 2006 ThinkPad X60 (both the tablet
by networked 14y ago
Sadly, it looks like they still have the fan placed underneath the motherboard, a design that has lingered since at least the 2006 ThinkPad X60 (both the tablet and the regular laptop version), meaning that you can't replace or grease the fan without taking much of the laptop apart.
- JoshTriplett 14y agoGiven that the vast majority of repairs turn into motherboard replacements (since the motherboard includes pretty much every electronic component and port), making the motherboard more quickly accessible seems higher priority than getting at the fan. Anecdotal evidence: I've gone through multiple keyboard, motherboard, and screen replacements for the last 3 thinkpads I've owned, but never a fan replacement.
- meaty 14y agoIts quite easy to get it out. Took me about 20 minutes on one.