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Removing the heat sink, Prerequisites, Procedure, time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.

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Removing the heat sink 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 memory modules. 4 Remove the solid-state drive. 5 Remove the wireless card. 6 Remove the rear cover. 7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in "Removing the palm rest and keyboard assembly". 8 Remove the fans. 9 Remove the system board. Procedure NOTE: The appearance of the heat sink on your computer may differ from the image shown in this chapter. 1 In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink), remove the six screws (M2x3) that secure the heat sink to the system board. 79

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Removing the heat sink
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
memory modules
.
4
Remove the
solid-state drive
.
5
Remove the
wireless card
.
6
Remove the
rear cover
.
7
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 8 in “
Removing the palm rest and
keyboard assembly
”.
8
Remove the
fans
.
9
Remove the
system board
.
Procedure
NOTE: The appearance of the heat sink on your computer may
differ
from
the image shown in this chapter.
1
In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink), remove the six screws (M2x3)
that secure the heat sink to the system board.
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