Introduction
If your Nvidia Shield Pro Android TV is overheating, or you begin to hear a loud clicking noise when launching and using your device, use this guide to remove and replace your fan/heat sink. All you will need is a T6 Torx screwdriver and a plastic opening tool. You will not need to perform any difficult steps, but carefully detach the multi-colored wire.
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Flip to the back side of your Nvidia Shield Pro Android TV.
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To open the bottom cover of the Nvidia Shield, start from the corner and slide your plastic opening tool across the gap.
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If using a plastic opening tool to open the bottom cover is difficult, try using a metal spudger.
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Once the screws are removed, gently detach the multi-colored wired connection from the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
4 comments
Hello can you tell me where to buy the fan and the plastic case opener?
My version had screws in the back which I had to remove, and then I could simply slide it away from the ports in the back to open it. The inside was completely different as well, but it's a pretty simple device.
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This is the 500GB 2015 version they're showing.