Ah... the joys of playing with hardware...
Luckily, PC manufacturers make it so that compatible elements only fit in compatible connectors
Don't forget your paste, when you change the heat-sink.
And.... to disassemble a laptop, search for instructions on youtube... it has helped a few times, in the past...
My current laptop is extremely easy to open and perform the basic tasks of replacing RAM or HDD... but my previous one was a nightmare... I had a few screws on the table by the time I put it all together...
Luckily, PC manufacturers make it so that compatible elements only fit in compatible connectors
Don't forget your paste, when you change the heat-sink.
And.... to disassemble a laptop, search for instructions on youtube... it has helped a few times, in the past...
My current laptop is extremely easy to open and perform the basic tasks of replacing RAM or HDD... but my previous one was a nightmare... I had a few screws on the table by the time I put it all together...