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Removing the heat-sink assembly, Prerequisites, Procedure

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Removing the heat-sink assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it. CAUTION: 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. Prerequisites 1 Remove the battery. 2 Remove the optical drive. 3 Remove the base cover. 4 Remove the hard drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the keyboard. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in "Removing the computer base". Procedure NOTE: The number of screws and the appearance of the heat-sink assembly may be different on your computer depending on the configuration you ordered. 1 Disconnect the fan cable from the system board. 2 In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink assembly), loosen the three captive screws (M2x3) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board. 63

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Removing the heat-sink
assembly
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before
working inside your computer
. After working inside your computer, follow
the instructions in
After working inside your computer
. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance
.
WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow
sufficient
time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
CAUTION: 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.
Prerequisites
1
Remove the
battery
.
2
Remove the
optical drive
.
3
Remove the
base cover
.
4
Remove the
hard drive
.
5
Remove the
wireless card
.
6
Remove the
keyboard
.
7
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in ”
Removing the computer base
".
Procedure
NOTE: The number of screws and the appearance of the heat-sink
assembly may be
different
on your computer depending on the
configuration
you ordered.
1
Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
2
In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink assembly), loosen the three
captive screws (M2x3) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.
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