Removing The Heat Sink; Replacing The Heat Sink - Dell Precision M6500 Service Manual

Back to Contents Page
Heat Sink
Dell Precision Workstation M6500 Service Manual
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Removing the Heat Sink

NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below.
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the access panel.
4. Remove the hard drive.
5. Remove the secondary hard drive
6. Remove the hinge cover.
7. Remove the keyboard.
8. Remove the display assembly.
9. Remove the palm rest.
10. Loosen the four captive screws that secure the heat sink to the system board.
11. Remove the heat sink from the computer.

Replacing the Heat Sink

To replace the heat sink, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page
Computer.
(if applicable).