HP 240 Maintenance And Service Manual page 118

To remove the fan/heat sink assembly:
1. Disconnect the fan cable (1) from the system board.
2. Loosen the screws on the heat sink (2) that secure the fan/heat sink assembly to the system board.
NOTE:
varies by computer model.
3. Remove the Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screw (3) that secures the fan/heat sink assembly to the system
board.
4. Remove the fan/heat sink assembly (4).
NOTE:
system board components, it may be necessary to move the heat sink from side to side
to detach it.
NOTE: The following illustration shows the fan/heat sink assembly removal process on a computer
model equipped with an AMD processor.
NOTE: The following illustration shows the fan/heat sink assembly removal process on a computer
model equipped with an Intel processor and a graphics subsystem with discrete memory.
110 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures
The number of screws used to secure the fan/heat sink assembly to the system board
Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal material located between the heat sink and