Removing The Heat-Sink Assembly; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Service Manual

Removing the heat-sink
assembly
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
working inside your
the instructions in
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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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 battery.
2 Remove the optical
3 Remove the base
4 Remove the hard
5 Remove the wireless
6 Remove the keyboard.
7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in

Procedure

NOTE: The number of screws and the appearance of the heat-sink
assembly may be different on your computer depending on the
configuration you ordered.
1 Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
2 In sequential order (indicated on the heat-sink assembly), loosen the captive
screws that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.
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