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Installing the fan and heat-sink assembly, of the system board

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Steps 1. Turn over the system-board assembly. 2. In reverse sequential order (6>5>4>3>2>1), loosen the six captive screws (M2x4) that secure the fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board. 3. Lift the fan and heat-sink assembly off the system board. CAUTION: Do not use an alcohol wipe to clean the thermal grease, the alcohol solution from the wipes will dissolve the Element 31 grease into conductive metal particles. If these conductive metal particles come into contact with the surface of the system board, it will cause the an electrical short when system is powered on. 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, 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 NOTE: If either the system board or the fan and heat-sink assembly is replaced, use the thermal grease provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved. The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure. 56

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Steps
1.
Turn over the system-board assembly.
2.
In reverse sequential order (6>5>4>3>2>1), loosen the six captive screws (M2x4) that secure the fan and heat-sink assembly to
the system board.
3.
Lift the fan and heat-sink assembly off the system board.
CAUTION: Do not use an alcohol wipe to clean the thermal grease, the alcohol solution from the wipes will dissolve the
Element 31 grease into conductive metal particles. If these conductive metal particles come into contact with the surface
of the system board, it will cause the an electrical short when system is powered on.
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, 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
NOTE:
If either the system board or the fan and heat-sink assembly is replaced, use the thermal grease provided in the kit to
ensure that thermal conductivity is achieved.
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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