Dell Vostro 5301 Service Manual - Page 40

Heat sink, Removing the heat sink

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Steps 1. Align and place the touchpad into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 2. Replace the two (M2x2) screws that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 3. Adhere the tapes that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 4. Connect the touchpad cable and close the latch to secure the cable to the system board. 5. Align and place the touchpad bracket into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 6. Replace the two (M2x2) screws that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 7. Adhere the tape that secures the speaker cables to the touchpad bracket. Next steps 1. Install the base cover. 2. Install the 4-cell battery or the 3-cell battery. 3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Heat sink Removing the heat sink Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 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. NOTE: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it. 2. Remove the base cover. About this task The following image indicates the location of the heat sink and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure. 40 Disassembly and reassembly

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Steps
1.
Align and place the touchpad into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2.
Replace the two (M2x2) screws that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3.
Adhere the tapes that secure the touchpad to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4.
Connect the touchpad cable and close the latch to secure the cable to the system board.
5.
Align and place the touchpad bracket into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6.
Replace the two (M2x2) screws that secure the touchpad bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
7.
Adhere the tape that secures the speaker cables to the touchpad bracket.
Next steps
1.
Install the
base cover
.
2.
Install the
4-cell battery
or the
3-cell battery
.
3.
Follow the procedure in
After working inside your computer
.
Heat sink
Removing the heat sink
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
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.
NOTE:
The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you
touch it.
2.
Remove the
base cover
.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the heat sink and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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Disassembly and reassembly