Heat Sink; Removing The Heatsink - Uma - Dell Vostro 3480 Service Manual

Next steps
1 Replace the hard drive assembly
2 Replace the battery
3 Replace the base cover
4 Replace the SD memory card
5 Follow the procedure in

Heat sink

Removing the heatsink - UMA

Prerequisites
1 Follow the procedure in
2 Remove the SD memory card
3 Remove the base cover
4 Remove the battery
5 Remove the hard drive assembly
6 Remove the system fan
Steps
1 Loosen the four captive screws that secure the heatsink to the system board [1].
NOTE: Loosen the screws in the order of the callout numbers [1, 2, 3, 4] as indicated on the heatsink.
2 Lift the heatsink off the system board [2].
38 Removing and installing components
after working inside your computer
before working inside your computer