1. Inorder to replace fix or install your new Gateway NV5215U 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 Gateway NV5215U laptop.
3. You will see your Gateway NV5215U Fan and Heat Skin exposed.
4. Use a screw drivers and remove the screws from you Gateway NV5215U HeatSin Fan.
5. Before reinstalling the new Gateway NV5215U Fan onto your laptop, you can clean the Gateway NV5215U Fan. To clean your Fan and Heatsink, use a can of air and blow out any dirk from your Gateway NV5215U Fan. You can also use a paint brush to clean out the dirt from the hard to get areas. Somtimes cleaning your Gateway NV5215U laptop fan will actually repair it. Dirt can cause the Gateway NV5215U Laptop Fan to make noise and even stop spinning properly.