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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 base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Remove the wireless card. 4 Remove the solid-state drive (in SSD1 slot). 5 Remove the rear-I/O cover. 6 Remove the computer base. Procedure 1 Disconnect the fan cables from the system board. 2 Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the palm-rest assembly. 3 In the reverse sequential order (8>7>6>5>4>3>2>1), loosen the eight captive screws that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board. 62

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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 suļ¬ƒcient 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
base cover
.
2
Remove the
battery
.
3
Remove the
wireless card
.
4
Remove the
solid-state drive
(in SSD1 slot).
5
Remove the
rear-I/O cover
.
6
Remove the
computer base
.
Procedure
1
Disconnect the fan cables from the system board.
2
Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
3
In the reverse sequential order (8>7>6>5>4>3>2>1), loosen the eight captive screws that secure the heat-sink assembly
to the system board.
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