Heat Sink; Removing The Heat Sink - Dell G3 3590 Service Manual

Steps
1 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive.
2 Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
3 Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.
4 Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5 Replace the three screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
6 Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.
Next step
1 Install the battery.
2 Install the base cover.
3 Follow the procedure in
Identifier
Status

Heat sink

Identifier
Status

Removing the heat sink

Prerequisites
1 Follow the procedure in
WARNING:
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.
2 Remove the base cover.
3 Remove the battery.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the heat sink and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
28 Removing and installing components
After working inside your
GUID-4DA6FA84-FF63-4D31-A148-125AAD9F4B2B
Released
GUID-B2C40BC8-544B-4F8E-9257-1958A7438D14
Released
Before working inside your
The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool
computer.
computer.