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Use this guide to replace a faulty fan in your MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE laptop.
The fan is the main method your device uses to keep the CPU cool. There are two fans on either side of the laptop that blow hot air out the exhaust vents. To ensure that one or both of these fans needs replacement, navigate to the MSI Dragon Center and monitor the fan speeds to determine if they are functioning as needed. If one fan is compensating, then this means the other fan needs replacement. If the computer temperature is above nominal and neither fan has a high RPM rate, then both fans need replacement.
In step 8 of this guide, you will need to apply thermal paste to your laptop. To ensure that you do not damage your computer through overuse, please review the Thermal Paste Instructions before beginning. Make sure to power off your laptop completely and disconnect from any external power source prior to beginning the process.
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Remove the fifteen black 6.0 mm Phillips #00 screws from the back cover.
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Carefully remove the back cover by prying up the case with a plastic opening tool, starting at the opening end and finishing at the hinge.
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Unscrew the 4.0mm Phillips #00 screw holding down the WiFi card.
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Be extra careful as to not unplug the tiny wires when lifting out the WiFi card, as it may be quite difficult to plug them back in.
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Slightly lift and slide out the card towards you to remove it.
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Using tweezers or careful manipulation with your hand, unplug the cable just beside the WiFi card.
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Remove the last 2 ribbon cables connected to the motherboard in a similar manner to the ones earlier.
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Slowly peel the large black ribbon cable off the fan, as it is lightly adhered.
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Unscrew the two black 6.0mm Phillips #00 screws below each fan.
One screw is below the GPU fans, the other is beneath the CPU fan on the other side.
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Flip the motherboard over.
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Each of the screws may have a number next to it on the black metal, unscrew them in that order for both disassembly and reassembly (i.e. don't reverse the order on reassembly). If you are uncertain of the order, it should be as follows:
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First screw: red
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Second screw: orange
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Third screw: yellow
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Fourth and fifth screws: green in either order
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Unplug the wires connected to each fan: 2 for the GPU fan and 1 for the CPU fan. One of the GPU fan wires is under a black piece of tape.
I flipped the board around and placed it in the bottom part of the cover. This let me put a little more pressure down on the screws with less risk of bending the board. And OH BOY were they tight.
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For a CPU fan replacement, which is the most common replacement, remove the three black 3.0 mm Phillips #000 screws from the singular fan.
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For a GPU fan replacement, remove the 5 black 3.0 mm Phillips #000 screws from the twin fan setup.
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Then peel off the very strong tape that seals the fan vents.
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After removing the fan and inserting the new one, follow all of the steps in the guide again in reverse order.
Great description, very helpful! Only for me it’s not necessary to remove the heat pipes. The fans can be removed by pulling them out sideways. Just a little lift of the heat pipes is enough to create room.
Yes what Michiel said - step 8 is unnecessary, so you don't need thermal paste. Leave it connected and just pop out and replace the fan.
Side note: Might make sense to replace BOTH fans even if only one is having problems. I replaced the GPU fans about a year ago and now my CPU fan went out. Wish I had replaced both last time...
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After following all of the steps in the guide again in reverse order to reassemble your device, plug your computer in to its charger, wait a few moments, then turn it on. It should perform optimally now; however, if you experience any new issues, you should once again check to see if you had plugged all of the wires and ribbons back into their dedicated spots.
After following all of the steps in the guide again in reverse order to reassemble your device, plug your computer in to its charger, wait a few moments, then turn it on. It should perform optimally now; however, if you experience any new issues, you should once again check to see if you had plugged all of the wires and ribbons back into their dedicated spots.
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Very helpful, thank you!
The only issue I encountered was removing the GPU fan. I couldn't get it from “picture 2 to picture 3” in Step 9 as easily as you did it here. Frustrating!
Very helpful guide! I replaced the GPU fan, got it all put back together, and freaked out a bit when it didn’t power on at all… then I realized there was an important note in the conclusion to PLUG IT IN first. Phew!
Amazing guide. Many thanks to the author!
However, I have a few extra comments or details for anyone else doing this.
1.) I think it’s better to leave the battery connector until you flip the motherboard. On my system it was actually impossible to pull it out without at least lifting the motherboard. There’s some extra rubber pad on my laptop that is glued onto the laptop’s base and it blocks the battery connector from being pulled out. This piece is completely missing in the photo in this guide so there’s some variation between my system and the one used here. Even after lifting the motherboard so the piece was not in the way, I felt uncomfortable tugging on the electric cords rather than the plastic, because that connector is *very* tight, and it was impossible to grasp the plastic of the connector. Only after flipping the motherboard over, was I able to get a grip on the white plastic of the connector and managed to pull it out.
3.) In step 4, I was also confused about how to actually pull out the WiFi card. It’s completely impossible to grasp it with fingers—there just isn’t enough room. I don’t understand the part in the guide about slightly lifting it either. Anyway, the solution is to simply pull on the kapton tape (after the screw is removed, of course) rather than trying to grab the card itself. That piece of tape makes it so easy!
4.) Also, reconnecting those “tiny wires” on the WiFi card is actually pretty simple: they just snap into the connector.
5.) I mention 4.) because for me it was impossible to thread the WiFi card through the hole by the GPU fans, as instructed in step 6. Maybe the layout of the wiring varies, but on my laptop, the wires for one of the GPU fan was blocking me from sliding the WiFi card through, and then those “tiny wires” came off the card as I was trying to do it. I say don’t bother and just disconnect them. I found out later that it was easy to reconnect.
Even after the warning I strip a screw in "Step 7". How I fixed it?
1. STOP trying to get it out, you're just gonna make worse.
2. Grab a small piece of plastic tape and put it between the screw and the screwdriver. Try it now.
Note: If it doesn't turn STOP, fold the tape and try it again. Remember every time you fail you make it worse.
3. After getting it out, replace the screw with a new one. If you're as lazy as me, just use one from the battery instead.