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System board, Removing the system board

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Steps 1. Align and place the graphics-card fan into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 2. Connect the graphics-card fan cable to the system board. 3. Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the graphics-card fan to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 4. Route the speaker cable and the antenna cable through the routing guides on the bottom of the graphics-card fan. Next steps 1. Install the base cover. 2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. System board Removing the system board Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the base cover. 3. Remove the battery. 4. Remove the wireless card. 5. Remove the 2230 solid-state drive or 2280 solid-state drive, as applicable. 6. Remove the solid-state drive bracket. 7. Remove the processor fan. 8. Remove the graphics-card fan. 9. Remove the rear I/O-cover. 10. Remove the power-adapter port. 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 4080 54

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Steps
1.
Align and place the graphics-card fan into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2.
Connect the graphics-card fan cable to the system board.
3.
Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the graphics-card fan to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4.
Route the speaker cable and the antenna cable through the routing guides on the bottom of the graphics-card fan.
Next steps
1.
Install the
base cover
.
2.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
System board
Removing the system board
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
3.
Remove the
battery
.
4.
Remove the
wireless card
.
5.
Remove the
2230 solid-state drive
or
2280 solid-state drive
, as applicable.
6.
Remove the
solid-state drive bracket
.
7.
Remove the
processor fan
.
8.
Remove the
graphics-card fan
.
9.
Remove the
rear I/O-cover
.
10.
Remove the
power-adapter port
.
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 4080
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