Laptop fan removal and installation

My laptop intermitently reboots without warning. It just suddenly shuts down and reboots sometimes every 5 - 10 minutes and other times I can run for an hour before it does this. I believe it may have something to do with the fan since it makes a lot of noise at the initial boot up and then quiets down. Other times it can get noisy. I would like to replace the fan and see if this resolves the problem. Where can I find specific instructions to walk me through this? Thanks

 

http://www.fonerbooks.com/lap_fan.htm

Good luck!

 

Thanks for the link. Are there any sites specific to a HP Notebook for fan replacement?

 

Since no two laptops are exactly the same (unless they're the exact same model), for specifics, you'd need to find a complete hardware manual for you particular HP model laptop. Very few manufacturers make this information available. You can try a search on HP's site or a general web search for a manual, but ultimately you'll have to give it a good try and just take it apart.

 

I just ran it for about an hour on battery only without it rebooting. Now I'm wondering if is the battery or there is something else overheating when the power a/c is on. To get to the battery it looks like I need to pull the keyboard off and not sure where to start on that one.

 

The processor and graphics capabilities are probably throttling down while running on battery to conserve power. It could be a faulty power adapter, though. The battery should be removable directly from the underside of the computer. I've never seen a laptop that required pulling out the keyboard to remove the battery.

 

Sorry, I met to say to remove the fan will require removing the keyboard. What is a power adapter? Do you agree this problem of rebooting may have something to do with the fan?

 

The power adapter is the thing that connects the computer to the wall outlet.

I don't know whether or not the fan is the problem.

 

Dumb question, but thanks for your help.