Sony Vaio Fit SVF14A190X Fan Replacement

Use the Phillips head screw driver to remove the eleven 6 mm screws.

Use the Phillips head screw driver to remove the one 4 mm screw securing the CD drive.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the slit of the CD drive.

Then pull it outwards.

Grab the CD drive with your hand.

Take the CD drive all the way out.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the slit between the back cover and the rest of the computer.

Move the plastic opening tool around all sides of the device.

Peel off the back cover.

Use the Phillips head screw driver to remove the four 7 mm screws.

Lift the battery out with your hand.

Use the Phillips head screw driver to remove the two 5 mm screws on the fan.

Loosen the four screws with the Phillips head screw driver on the copper cooling component. These screws will not come all of the way out.

Gently grab the base of the fan wire connection.

Pull the base of the wire connection from the motherboard to disconnect the wires.

Once the prior two steps have been completed, obtain the plastic opening tool.

Gently place the plastic opening tool underneath the fan and separate the fan from the device by sliding the tool along the bottom of the fan.

Once separated, you can now lift the fan out by hand.