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Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly

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NOTE: For maximum cooling of the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink. The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease. The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure. Steps 1. Turn the system-board assembly over. 2. Disconnect the left and right heat-sink assembly fan cables from the system board. 3. In reverse sequential order (7>6>5>4>3>2>1) loosen the seven captive screws (M2x3) that secure the fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board. 4. Lift the fan and heat-sink assembly from the system board. Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly Prerequisites If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process. About this task NOTE: When installing 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 The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure. 59

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NOTE:
For maximum cooling of the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink. The oils in your skin can
reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease.
The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal
procedure.
Steps
1.
Turn the system-board assembly over.
2.
Disconnect the left and right heat-sink assembly fan cables from the system board.
3.
In reverse sequential order (7>6>5>4>3>2>1) loosen the seven captive screws (M2x3) that secure the fan and heat-sink
assembly to the system board.
4.
Lift the fan and heat-sink assembly from the system board.
Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
NOTE:
When installing 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
The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
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