Removing The Heat Sink - Acer Aspire Z1650 Service Manual

4. Detach the system fan from the rear cover assembly.

Removing the Heat Sink

1. Remove the LCD assembly by following the procedure described on page 31.
2. Remove the system fan by following the procedure described on the previous section.
3. Loosen the four screws (UMA models) or six screws (Discrete models) securing the heat sink to the
mainboard.
NOTE: Shown with Discrete model in above image. UMA models does not contain the heat sink part
highlighted in yellow rectangle.
Aspire Z1650 AIO Computer Service Guide
Quantity Color
4 (UMA) Chrome
6 (Discrete) Chrome
Torque
4.5 ± 0.3 kgf.cm
4.5 ± 0.3 kgf.cm
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