{"id":72615,"date":"2025-04-30T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-replace-the-gpd-pocket-4-fan\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:37:30","slug":"how-to-replace-the-gpd-pocket-4-fan","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-replace-the-gpd-pocket-4-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to replace the GPD Pocket 4 fan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Replacing the fan on the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/product\/gpd-pocket-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/product\/gpd-pocket-4\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD Pocket 4<\/a> is very easy to do. We have a video showing the full process as well as a step by step guide in text below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to replace the GPD Pocket 4 fan\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqy-yXzJ9LE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Remove the seven screws on the bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/product\/gpd-pocket-4\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/product\/gpd-pocket-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD Pocket 4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-1024x576.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 Fan Replacement - Remove the seven screws\" class=\"wp-image-63688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-seven-screws.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Remove the seven screws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Remove the two screws on the back side of the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/product-category\/laptops\/mini-laptops\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/product-category\/laptops\/mini-laptops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mini laptop<\/a> case.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-1024x576.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 Fan Replacement - Remove the two screws from the back\" class=\"wp-image-63703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Remove the two screws from the back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Remove the two screws holding the fan in place<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-1024x576.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 Fan Replacement - Remove the two fan screws\" class=\"wp-image-63718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-two-fan-screws.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Remove the two fan screws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We recommend using some warm air to warm up and soften the glue to make it easier to peel back the tape.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-1024x576.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 Fan Replacement - Use some hot air to soften the glue\" class=\"wp-image-63733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Use-some-hot-air-to-soften-the-glue.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Use some warm air to soften the glue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Peel back the tape on top of the fan<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-1024x576.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 Fan Replacement - Peel back the tape\" class=\"wp-image-63748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Peel-back-the-tape.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peel back the tape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Use tweezers to disconnect the fan cable from the board<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-1024x576.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD Pocket 4 Fan Replacement - Disconnect the fan connector cable\" class=\"wp-image-63763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GPD-Pocket-4-Fan-Replacement-Remove-the-connector-cable.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disconnect the fan connector cable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can now fit the replacement fan, connect the cable, stick the tape back down, fit the fan screws. Then fit the case and fit the screws on the back and bottom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video and text based step by step guide will show how to replace the fan on the GPD Pocket 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[1993,3400],"kbtag":[534,1871],"class_list":{"0":"post-72615","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","5":"kbtopic-gpd-en-gb","6":"kbtopic-gpd-pocket-4","7":"kbtag-gpd-en-gb","8":"kbtag-pocket-4-en-gb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/72615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/72615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72923,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/72615\/revisions\/72923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=72615"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=72615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}