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Replacing the heat-sink assembly
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home
page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system
board and processor.
NOTE: The original thermal grease can be reused if the original system
board and fan are reinstalled together. If either the system board or the
fan is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure that
thermal conductivity is achieved.
Procedure
1
Align the screw holes on the heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the
system board.
2
Replace the seven screws (M2x3) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the
system board.
3
Turn the system-board assembly over.
NOTE: For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
graphics controller, place the fans on the slots on the system board.
4
Connect the fan cables to their respective connectors on the system board.
Post-requisites
1
Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 15 in
2
Replace the
computer
3
Replace the
rear-I/O
4
Replace the
memory
5
Replace the
solid-state
6
Replace the
wireless
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"Replacing the system
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