Laptop Cooling Fan Replacement

[K A Hall]

I've never had one of these apart so I'm clueless.
Item is compaq cq62 which needs a new cooling fan as the old one is noisy.
Service Manual is here.
Go to Removal and replacement procedures->Fan/heat sink assembly and scroll down a bit from there (page 82) for a pic of the item that needs replacing.

My questions: How is that actual fan attached to the heat sink assembly?
Can I just replace the fan or does the whole assembly have to be replaced?

I have a few similar items from other laptops and some you have to replace the whole assembly and fan and some the fan comes off and a new one attaches easily.
Thanks!

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by K A Hall I've never had one of these apart so I'm clueless. Item is compaq cq62 which needs a new cooling fan as the old one is noisy. Service Manual is here. Go to Removal and replacement procedures->Fan/heat sink assembly and scroll down a bit from there (page 82) for a pic of the item that needs replacing. My questions: How is that actual fan attached to the heat sink assembly? Can I just replace the fan or does the whole assembly have to be replaced? I have a few similar items from other laptops and some you have to replace the whole assembly and fan and some the fan comes off and a new one attaches easily. Thanks!

That should be an assembly part number (1-piece) 606609-001