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How to Remove Replace and Install Your Gateway NX Series NX860S Laptop Heatsink Fan

1. Inorder to replace fix or install your new Gateway NX860S 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 NX860S laptop.

3. You will see your Gateway NX860S Fan and Heat Skin exposed.

4. Use a screw drivers and remove the screws from you Gateway NX860S HeatSin Fan.

5. Before reinstalling the new Gateway NX860S Fan onto your laptop, you can clean the Gateway NX860S Fan. To clean your Fan and Heatsink, use a can of air and blow out any dirk from your Gateway NX860S Fan. You can also use a paint brush to clean out the dirt from the hard to get areas. Somtimes cleaning your Gateway NX860S laptop fan will actually repair it. Dirt can cause the Gateway NX860S Laptop Fan to make noise and even stop spinning properly.