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In this video I gonna show you how to disassemble the HP Envy 13-ad laptop, clean it from dust
and replace thermal paste.
To disassemble HP Envy 13-ad173cl you will need next tools:
Phillips 1 screwdriver Torx T5 screwdriver
Plastic tool Tweezers
Antistatic brush Thermal grease
Opener Also I recommend using a magnetic mat in repair
process and laying out each screw step-by-step during disassembly, which is especially useful
in the case of the HP Envy 13-ad173cl . This laptop has a lot of screws of different sizes
and it is very important not to confuse them during assembly.
In the description, I’ll leave links where to buy all the necessary tools.
Turn the laptop over and remove all the screws on the bottom cover.
Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.
Now let's begin to the removal of the cooling system.
Disconnect fan cables.
Remove all screws on the cooling system.
Now let's begin cleaning the cooling system from dust.
Remove all dust from the radiator and fan.
Pay attention to the order of removing the screws; I recommend unscrewing in the indicated
order.
Now you can remove cooling system by lifting up from the motherboard.
Remove the old thermal paste from the surface of the CPU and GPU, as well as from the radiator.
If thermal grease is very dry and doesn't rub well, you can use isopropyl alcohol.
How to apply thermal grease.
Apply a small amount of thermal paste to the processor, then take a plastic tool and spread
it evenly over the entire surface of the chip.
If you still don’t know which thermal grease to choose, in the description, I left a link
to the video where I test different thermal greases and choose the best one
for the laptop.
Now you can install the cooling system and tighten all the screws.
Please note: how I tighten the screws on the radiator.
It is necessary to tighten the screws evenly on each side, a few turns of each screw.
If you tighten the screw immediately and completely, there is a chance that you may damage
the processor chip.
If your HP Envy 13-ad laptop is still overheating after cleaning and replacing the thermal grease,
I recommend watching a video about the cooling pad for the laptop, or how to undervolting
CPU and GPU to reduce heat and increase laptop performance.
All links you can found in the description.
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