Installing The Heat-Sink Assembly - Dell Alienware Area-51m R2 Service Manual

Installing the heat-sink assembly

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
Steps
1. Place the heat-sink assembly on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the heat-sink assembly with the screw holes
on the system board and the palm-rest assembly.
2. Tighten the captive screws in the sequential order (1>2>3>4>5>6>7>8) to secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.
3. Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Connect the fan cables to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the computer base.
2. Install the rear-I/O cover.
3. Install the solid-state drive interposer
4. Install the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
5. Install the solid-state drive from M.2 slot
6. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 8 in
7. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot
8. Install the wireless card.
9. Install the battery.
10. Install the base cover.
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