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Need a replacement fan on my girlfriends r40 thinkpad...any ideas how much this would cost for the fan and how easy is it to replace yourself? Many thanks for any help 
IBM r40 thinkpad fan replacement...
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can anyone at all help me with this...my gf has been quoted £115 to fix this problem and being a student, this is right out of her price range!
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I've had no luck in finding manuals on how to replace the fan, i've successfully dismantled the thinkpad and have removed the fan, but i'm not sure whether it's a simple case of just fitting the new fan, or do you need something between the heatsink and the chip, some kind of heat conductive paste? Sorry if I sound like a noob, haven't had to replace a fan/heatsink before!
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Right, have the new fan/heatsink combo....as in my previous post...can I just fit them in place of the old one, or does there need to be something between the heatsink and the chip? 
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Taff said:
Damn...can this be bought in a regular high street computer shop?
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Thing is, it's not for me, i'm fixing my girlfriends laptop, she's at warwick uni, so i'll be around coventry on saturday when I go to see her...that'll be my first chance to get into town as I work 7-6 most days!