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

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20.Connect the Alien head LED-cable to the system board. 21. Adhere the display cable to the system board. 22.Connect the display cable to the system board and close the latch to secure the cable. 23.Adhere the tape that secures the display-cable connector latch to the system board. 24.Place the Type-C bracket on the system board and align the screw holes on the bracket to the screw holes on the system board. 25.Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the Type-C bracket to the system board. Next steps 1. Install the battery. 2. Install the rear-I/O cover. 3. Install the wireless card. 4. Install the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in slot one, whichever applicable. 5. Install the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 SSD in slot two, whichever applicable. 6. Install the base cover. 7. 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 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in slot one, whichever applicable. 4. Remove the 2230 solid state drive or 2280 solid-state drive in slot two, whichever applicable. 5. Remove the wireless card. 6. Remove the rear-I/O cover. 7. Remove the battery. 8. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 21 in Removing the system board. NOTE: The system board can be removed and installed along with the memory, ethernet and audio board, USB board, and fan and heat sink-assembly. This simplifies the removal and installation procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink. About this task NOTE: When installing this component, please 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. 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. 55

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20.
Connect the Alien head LED-cable to the system board.
21.
Adhere the display cable to the system board.
22.
Connect the display cable to the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
23.
Adhere the tape that secures the display-cable connector latch to the system board.
24.
Place the Type-C bracket on the system board and align the screw holes on the bracket to the screw holes on the system board.
25.
Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the Type-C bracket to the system board.
Next steps
1.
Install the
battery
.
2.
Install the
rear-I/O cover
.
3.
Install the
wireless card
.
4.
Install the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
in slot one, whichever applicable.
5.
Install the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 SSD
in slot two, whichever applicable.
6.
Install the
base cover
.
7.
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
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
in slot one, whichever applicable.
4.
Remove the
2230 solid state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
in slot two, whichever applicable.
5.
Remove the
wireless card
.
6.
Remove the
rear-I/O cover
.
7.
Remove the
battery
.
8.
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 21 in
Removing the system board
.
NOTE:
The system board can be removed and installed along with the memory, ethernet and audio board, USB board, and
fan and heat sink-assembly. This simplifies the removal and installation procedure and avoids breaking the thermal bond
between the system board and heat sink.
About this task
NOTE:
When installing this component, please 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.
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.
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