#50310

TeamKomando:John
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@264458

Hello pmbrown2,

You will A) want to create a backup of your hard drive using Macrium reflect free to an external hard drive, then perform a clean install of Windows. Or B) pull the Hard Drive or SSD from the laptop as they do not need to boot an Operating system to replace the fan.

If you let us know the make/model of your laptop I can provide better direction on removing the disk / SSD