Lenovo Legion Y7000P Heatsink Replacement

Written By: Spencer Day
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Lenovo Legion Y7000P Heatsink Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

45 minutes - 1 hour

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the heatsink in your Lenovo Legion Y7000P laptop.

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    • Allow your laptop's battery to drain below 25% before starting this repair—a charged battery may catch fire if damaged.

    • Unplug all cables and fully shut down your laptop.

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    • Flip your laptop over so the rubber feet are facing up.

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    • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 11 screws securing the back cover:

    • Five 11.5 mm‑long screws

    • Six 4.7 mm-long screws

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    • Insert the flat side of an opening pick between the top right corner of the back cover and frame.

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    • Plastic clips secure the back cover to the frame. You'll hear and feel them release as you work.

    • Keep the pick angled upwards while sliding to help release the clips.

    • Slide the opening pick down the right edge and around the bottom right corner to release the clips.

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    • Slide the opening pick along the front edge and up to the top left corner to release the remaining clips securing the back cover.

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    • Remove the back cover.

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    • During reassembly:

    • Slide the two tabs near the center of the back cover's top edge under the hinge cover.

    • Press down firmly around the perimeter of the back cover to engage all the clips.

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    • A stiff, black cover runs across the heatsink and fans.

    • Removing the cover makes repairs much easier, but isn't required. If you don't want to remove the cover, you can roll it onto itself to keep it out of the way and skip the next two steps.

    • Heat an iOpener and apply it to the cover for two minutes.

    • You can also use a hair dryer. Follow this guide for more instructions.

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    • Gently peel up and remove the black cover.

    • During reassembly, press the cover back into place using the residual adhesive.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to push the battery connector straight out of its socket.

    • Push the tab on top of the battery connector, not the wires themselves.

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    • The left fan will be on your right-hand side, as the laptop is laying upside down.

    • Use the point of a spudger to push on alternating sides of the left fan cable connector to "walk" it out of its socket.

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    • Use the point of a spudger to guide the display cable out of the clips on the bottom edge of the left fan.

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    • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 5.7 mm‑long screws securing the left fan.

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    • Lift the top edge of the left fan.

    • Slide the left fan cable out from under the display cable and remove the fan.

    • During reassembly, make sure the fan cable is under the display cable before securing the fan.

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    • The right fan will be on your left-hand side, as the laptop is laying upside down.

    • Use the point of a spudger to push on alternating sides of the right fan cable connector to "walk" it out of its socket.

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    • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 5.7 mm‑long screws securing the right fan.

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    • Remove the right fan.

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    • Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws securing the heatsink.

    • Don't try to fully remove the screws, as they're held to the heatsink with springs.

    • During reassembly, tighten the screws in ascending order (starting with 1) based on the number printed next to each screw.

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    • Grip the bottom corners of the heatsink and pull it away from the hinge to free the top edge.

    • Remove the heatsink.

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    • Before installing a new heatsink, follow this guide to clean the CPU and heatsink and reapply thermal paste.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Check your repair by running hardware tests with Lenovo Diagnostics.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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