Repair Bench Photo Gallery
161 photos from hands-on laptop and PC repair work. They show what dust, dried thermal paste, worn parts and failing hardware actually look like, which is the evidence behind many of the diagnostic steps in our guides and hardware articles.
Brand and model names only identify the hardware shown. They do not imply endorsement or any affiliation with the manufacturers. Select a photo to enlarge it.
Fan, heatsink and dust cleaning
Dust-clogged fans, blocked heatsink fins and lint removal on laptops, shown before, during and after cleaning.
Alienware laptop internal cleaning fan dust battery 97Wh 
ASUS gaming laptop heatsink heat pipes dust buildup 
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513R cooling fan dust buildup 
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513R opened dual fan cooling system RAM and SSD 
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513R second cooling fan dusty blades 
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 cooling fan dust on blades 
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 heatsink and motherboard dust buildup 
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 opened 90Wh battery triple fan cooling 
Clogged laptop heatsink fins dust removal 
Dell gaming laptop dust buildup on fan blades 
Dell gaming laptop dusty cooling fan before cleaning 
Dell gaming laptop motherboard removed with dual fan heatsink 
Dell laptop cooling fan dust buildup on blades 
Dell laptop CPU cooling fan dust buildup cleaning 
Dell laptop motherboard CPU fan heatsink RAM slot closeup 
Dell Vostro laptop motherboard removed fan heatsink chip level repair 
Dust and lint removed from laptop cooling system 
Dusty laptop cooling fan cleaning overheating fix 
Gaming laptop exhaust vent dust buildup cleaning 
Gigabyte gaming laptop internals dual fan cooling SSD RAM upgrade 
HP laptop cooling fan L52034 001 inspection 
HP laptop internal cleaning service battery removed 
HP laptop motherboard heatsink M.2 SSD closeup 
HP Omen gaming laptop internal view dual fans heatsink 
Laptop blower fan cleaned and heatsink removed 
Laptop cooling fan 12V label dust on blades 
Laptop cooling fan heatsink assembly cleaning repair 
Laptop cooling system dust buildup underside 
Laptop dual fan cooling system dusty fan blades 
Laptop fan and heatsink deep cleaning 
Laptop heatsink deep cleaning lint removal 
Laptop heatsink exhaust fins blocked by lint and hair 
Laptop heatsink fan clogged with dust needs cleaning 
Laptop heatsink fins clogged with dust overheating 
Laptop internal cleaning dust removal service 
Laptop motherboard and dual fan heatsink disassembled for cleaning 
Laptop overheating repair dusty heatsink fins 
Lenovo laptop bottom cover removed CPU fan and battery 
Lenovo laptop cooling fan removed for replacement 
Lenovo laptop cooling fan side view air vent fins 
Lenovo laptop old cooling fan removed next to new fan installation 
Lenovo laptop opened cooling fan and heatsink removed for cleaning 
Lenovo laptop replacement cooling fan part number label 
Lenovo Legion 7 16ITHG6 opened dual fan cooling system and battery 
Lenovo Legion laptop clean cooling fan after cleaning 
Lenovo Legion laptop heatsink dust blocking fan airflow 
Lenovo Legion laptop left fan dust buildup 
Lenovo Legion laptop right fan dust buildup 
Removing dust from laptop fan and heatsink fins with tweezers 
Removing dust from laptop heatsink with tweezers 
Removing dust from laptop heatsink with tweezers step 1 
Removing dust from laptop heatsink with tweezers step 2 
Removing dust from laptop heatsink with tweezers step 3 
Removing dust lint gaming laptop heatsink tweezers 
Removing lint from laptop heatsink fins with tweezers
Thermal paste and thermal pads
Dried paste on CPU and GPU dies, worn thermal pads, and fresh compound applied during repaste work.
AMD Ryzen 7 laptop CPU old thermal paste before repaste 
Arctic MX-4 thermal paste applied to a laptop CPU 
Arctic MX-4 thermal paste on an Intel CPU: close-up 
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513R CPU and GPU old thermal paste before repaste 
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513R heatsink old thermal paste and thermal pads 
Dell gaming laptop NVIDIA GPU and AMD Ryzen 7 cleaned, ready for new thermal paste 
Dell laptop heatsink old dried thermal paste CPU and GPU contact plates 
Dell laptop opened dusty fan and old thermal paste on CPU 
Gaming laptop cooling fan housing thermal pad inspection 
Gaming laptop motherboard fan area thermal pads dust cleaning 
Gigabyte laptop motherboard PCH chip dried thermal paste RAM slots 
Graphics card disassembled heatsink GPU old thermal paste and dusty fans 
Graphics card GPU die old thermal paste and green thermal pads 
Laptop copper heatsink old thermal paste cleaning 
Laptop CPU dried thermal paste needs repaste 
Laptop CPU GPU new thermal paste applied repaste service 
Laptop CPU old dried thermal paste before cleaning 
Laptop CPU repaste service fresh thermal compound 
Laptop CPU thermal paste reapplication Intel Core 
Laptop CPU thermal paste replacement service 
Laptop GPU chip old dried thermal paste before repaste 
Laptop GPU old dried thermal paste before repaste 
Laptop GPU old dried thermal paste replacement 
Laptop heatsink copper contact dried thermal paste 
Laptop heatsink copper plates old thermal paste and pads 
Laptop heatsink dried thermal paste and worn thermal pads 
Laptop Intel CPU and NVIDIA GPU cleaned before repaste 
Laptop motherboard Intel CPU old dried thermal paste before repaste 
Laptop processor cracked thermal paste overheating repair 
Lenovo Legion laptop heatsink removed thermal pads old paste 
MacBook Pro 16 inch logic board heatsink thermal pads 
Old dried thermal paste laptop heatsink replacement 
Zotac GeForce RTX graphics card backplate old thermal pads
SSD, hard drive and RAM upgrades
Storage and memory upgrades, including hard-drive-to-SSD swaps and SODIMM installs.
Dell Inspiron N4030 laptop RAM slot and SSD upgrade 
Dell laptop HDD replaced with Crucial BX500 240GB SSD upgrade 
Dell laptop Windows 11 running after repair old hard drive removed 
HP Stream with Celeron N3050 and 2GB RAM: Windows 10 system information 
Samsung 16GB DDR4-3200 laptop RAM (SODIMM) upgrade 
Thermaltake DDR4-3600 16GB RAM kit (2x8GB)
Batteries and CMOS cells
Laptop battery replacements, battery labels and CMOS cell removal and replacement.
Dell gaming laptop back cover removed 97Wh battery 
Dell GRNX5 battery label: 14.8V, 80Wh 
Dell GRNX5 laptop battery replacement 
Dell Vostro laptop old CMOS battery removal 
Panasonic CR2032 3V lithium CMOS battery pack 
Panasonic CR2032 CMOS battery replacement laptop motherboard
Desktop PCs, all-in-ones and graphics cards
Desktop builds and repairs, all-in-one PCs, graphics cards and cooling hardware.
Acer Predator gaming desktop model label specifications 
Acer Predator gaming PC Cooler Master liquid cooler and Z37H4 AA motherboard 
Acer Predator Orion 9000 gaming PC repair 
Acer Predator Z37H4 AA LGA motherboard replacement 
Acer Predator Z37H4 AA motherboard in anti-static bag unboxing 
Acer Predator Z37H4 AA motherboard with AMD Radeon graphics card fan 
Apple iMac 24-inch M1 (2021, blue) repair 
Apple Magic Keyboard (Arabic) and Magic Mouse with an iMac M1 
ARGB PWM fan controller hub 9 port PC build wiring 
Computer repair shop graphics cards RTX 5060 technician 
Dell desktop PC repair open case booting 
HP All-in-One 24 motherboard, fan, heatsink and RAM: inside view 
HP all-in-one PC LCD screen panel removal repair 
HP desktop PC CPU cooler fan and RAM slots inside view 
HP desktop PC opened motherboard PSU SSD and hard drive 
HP desktop PC SATA cables WD green 240GB SSD and hard drive 
Lenovo V30A 22IML all-in-one PC model label 
PC ARGB fan hub cable management white gaming PC build 
PC parts shop liquid coolers power supplies motherboards 
Samsung PM991A 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD HP all-in-one 
WD SN740 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD installed HP all-in-one 
Zotac gaming GeForce RTX graphics card side view 
Zotac gaming GeForce RTX triple fan graphics card repair
MacBook repairs
MacBook logic boards, ports, SSD upgrades and battery work.
MacBook Air 13 inch repair SSD upgrade 
MacBook Air SanDisk 256GB SSD replacement 
MacBook logic board cleaning CRC contact cleaner 
MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) A2527: internal fans and battery 
MacBook Pro 16 M1 logic board motherboard repair 
MacBook Pro logic board power section USB-C controller chips 
MacBook Pro M1 chip logic board top view 
MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch A1502: inside with the battery removed 
MacBook Pro Retina 13 inch opened on repair bench 
MacBook Pro Retina 13 inch swollen battery replacement 
MacBook Pro Thunderbolt USB-C port replacement board repair
BIOS and boot screens
BIOS setup screens and boot errors captured during diagnosis.
ASUS Prime Z590-P BIOS EZ Mode with Core i7-10700K 
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A BIOS with Core i9-14900K and 64GB DDR5 
Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX BIOS core i7 14700F PC build 
HP All-in-One 24-CB1XXX BIOS setup with Core i5-1235U 
HP All-in-One BIOS showing no disks connected (Intel RST VMD error) 
MSI laptop secure boot violation invalid signature fix
Laptop teardown and internals
Opened laptops with the motherboard, display cable or bottom cover removed, plus model labels.
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513R motherboard model label 
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 OLED display cable and hinge bracket 
Dell Vostro laptop motherboard repair disassembled 
Dell Vostro laptop open chassis motherboard removed 
Lenovo Legion 7 16ITHG6 bottom cover inside label
Cases, keyboards and other laptop repairs
Top covers, hinges, palmrests, keyboards, monitors and finished repairs.
Dell laptop Windows 11 working after repair 
Dell Vostro 3350 laptop repair service 
Dell Vostro laptop bottom base cover disassembly 
Dell Vostro palmrest top cover replacement 
Dell Vostro palmrest touchpad Synaptics underside 
HP Stream 13 blue laptop front view repair 
HP Stream 13 blue laptop Windows 10 working after repair 
HP Stream blue laptop keyboard touchpad closeup 
HP Stream blue laptop top view diagnostics 
HP V214A LED monitor repair 
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14 Ryzen 7 5000 laptop repair 
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 model label 82L7 
Lenovo Legion 7 16ITHG6 model label and air vents 
Toshiba laptop broken top cover hinge corner replacement 
Toshiba Satellite laptop cracked lid corner damage repair 
Toshiba Satellite Pro L40 laptop model label
