1. Inorder to replace fix or install your new Compaq X1426AP laptop fan and heatsink, you will need to open up your laptop. You can do this by removing the screws from the bottom of the laptop.
2. Once the screws have been removed from the bottom of your laptop, you can now remove the keyboard and plastic bezels from your Compaq X1426AP laptop.
3. You will see your Compaq X1426AP Fan and Heat Skin exposed.
4. Use a screw drivers and remove the screws from you Compaq X1426AP HeatSin Fan.
5. Before reinstalling the new Compaq X1426AP Fan onto your laptop, you can clean the Compaq X1426AP Fan. To clean your Fan and Heatsink, use a can of air and blow out any dirk from your Compaq X1426AP Fan. You can also use a paint brush to clean out the dirt from the hard to get areas. Somtimes cleaning your Compaq X1426AP laptop fan will actually repair it. Dirt can cause the Compaq X1426AP Laptop Fan to make noise and even stop spinning properly.