How to Replace a Laptop CPU
- 1). Turn off the computer and remove the battery.
- 2). Attach the anti-static wrist strap to your wrist and alligator-clip it to a metal portion of your computer.
- 3). Unscrew the bottom panels of the laptop and remove them.
- 4). Unscrew the fan from the CPU and pull it off.
- 5). Turn the lock screw to the CPU. This screw will be labeled with the image of a padlock. Turn the screw to the unlocked padlock.
- 6). Pull up on the CPU to remove it. When properly unlocked, it will remove easily.
- 7). Put the new CPU into the socket, making sure to match the pin pattern on the bottom of the CPU to the socket. Do not force the CPU; it will easily drop into place.
- 8). Turn the padlock screw to the "closed padlock" position to lock it in place.
- 9). Put a pea-sized amount of thermal paste in the center of the CPU.
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Screw down the fan on top of the CPU. - 11
Screw the panels back on the bottom of the laptop. Turn on the computer. BIOS should automatically detect the new CPU and adjust the settings to what is needed.