Replacing The Processor Fan And Heat-Sink; Procedure; Postrequisites - Dell XPS 8700 Owner's Manual

Replacing the Processor Fan and Heat-Sink

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 9. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Clean the thermal grease from the bottom of the heat-sink.
2 Apply new thermal grease to the top of the processor, if applicable.
3 Place the processor fan and heat-sink assembly over the processor.
4
Align the captive screws on the processor fan and heat-sink assembly with the
screw holes on the system board.
5 Tighten the captive screws that secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly to
the system board
6 Connect the processor fan cable to the system board connector CPU_FAN. See
"System-Board Components" on page 13.

Postrequisites

Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 16.
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