1. Inorder to replace fix or install your new HP X18-1013 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 HP X18-1013 laptop.
3. You will see your HP X18-1013 Fan and Heat Skin exposed.
4. Use a screw drivers and remove the screws from you HP X18-1013 HeatSin Fan.
5. Before reinstalling the new HP X18-1013 Fan onto your laptop, you can clean the HP X18-1013 Fan. To clean your Fan and Heatsink, use a can of air and blow out any dirk from your HP X18-1013 Fan. You can also use a paint brush to clean out the dirt from the hard to get areas. Somtimes cleaning your HP X18-1013 laptop fan will actually repair it. Dirt can cause the HP X18-1013 Laptop Fan to make noise and even stop spinning properly.