Asus A52F Cooling System Replacement

Place the laptop face down with the battery facing away from you.

Locate the two buttons next to the battery.

Slide the right slider to the unlocked (red) position.

Hold the left button to the left.

Slide the battery with your other hand away from you and it should disconnect.

Remove the five Phillips # 0 screws from the back panel.

Using your finger or a plastic spudger start to carefully pry up the back planel.

Slide the back panel away and remove the panel.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all six screws from the cooling system.

Unplug the fan power connector.

Carefully grab the copper pipe and start to lift upward.

Lift to the angle shown and then start to slide it out.

Clean the designated area with isopropyl alcohol on a microfiber cloth

Replace with new thermal paste if needed