Processor; Removing The Processor - Dell Vostro 3681 Service Manual

Steps
1. Align the screw holes on the processor fan and heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board.
2. In the sequential order (1->2->3->4), tighten the captive screws that secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly to the system
board.
3. Connect the processor-fan cable to the system board.
4. Replace the fan shroud on the heat-sink assembly along the marked orientation and snap it into place.
Next steps
1. Install the side cover.
2. Follow the procedure in

Processor

Removing the processor

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the side cover.
After working inside your computer.
Before working inside your computer.
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