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Fan and heat-sink assembly, Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly

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9. Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board. 10. Connect the keyboard-controller board cable to the system board and close the latch. 11. Connect the speakers cable to the system board. 12. Connect the power-button cable to the system board and close the latch. 13. Move the headset-port cable over the system board. 14. Connect the headset-port cable to the system board. 15. Move the I/O-board cable over the system board. 16. Connect the I/O-board cable to the system board. 17. Connect the left-fan cable to the system board. 18. Move the camera cable over the system board. 19. Connect the camera cable to the system board and close the latch. 20.Adhere the tape that secures the camera-cable connector latch to the system board. Next steps 1. Install the heat pipe. 2. Install the left fan. 3. Install the right fan. 4. Install the headset port. 5. Install the power-adapter port. 6. Install the rear-I/O cover. 7. Install the battery. 8. Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive. 9. Install the M.2 2280 solid-state drive. 10. Install the memory module. 11. Install the base cover. 12. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Fan and heat-sink assembly Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. Remove the battery. 4. Remove the rear-I/O cover. 5. Remove the power-adapter port. 6. Remove the headset port. 7. Remove the left fan. 8. Remove the right fan. 9. Remove the heat pipe. 10. Remove the system board. About this task NOTE: When removing this component, refer to the techsheet bundled with the service kit. This is only applicable for computers with the following Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) configurations that have Element 31 grease is applied to the CPU. ● NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ● NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti CAUTION: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it. 58

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9.
Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board.
10.
Connect the keyboard-controller board cable to the system board and close the latch.
11.
Connect the speakers cable to the system board.
12.
Connect the power-button cable to the system board and close the latch.
13.
Move the headset-port cable over the system board.
14.
Connect the headset-port cable to the system board.
15.
Move the I/O-board cable over the system board.
16.
Connect the I/O-board cable to the system board.
17.
Connect the left-fan cable to the system board.
18.
Move the camera cable over the system board.
19.
Connect the camera cable to the system board and close the latch.
20.
Adhere the tape that secures the camera-cable connector latch to the system board.
Next steps
1.
Install the
heat pipe
.
2.
Install the
left fan
.
3.
Install the
right fan
.
4.
Install the
headset port
.
5.
Install the
power-adapter port
.
6.
Install the
rear-I/O cover
.
7.
Install the
battery
.
8.
Install the
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
.
9.
Install the
M.2 2280 solid-state drive
.
10.
Install the
memory module
.
11.
Install the
base cover
.
12.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer.
Fan and heat-sink assembly
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
3.
Remove the
battery
.
4.
Remove the
rear-I/O cover
.
5.
Remove the
power-adapter port
.
6.
Remove the
headset port
.
7.
Remove the
left fan
.
8.
Remove the
right fan
.
9.
Remove the
heat pipe
.
10.
Remove the
system board
.
About this task
NOTE:
When removing this component, refer to the techsheet bundled with the service kit. This is only applicable for computers
with the following Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) configurations that have Element 31 grease is applied to the CPU.
●
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
●
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
CAUTION: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before
you touch it.
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