Removing The Processor - Dell Vostro 3700 Service Manual

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Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual
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Removing the Processor

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the base cover.
4. Remove the coin-cell battery.
5. Remove the hard drive.
6. Remove the optical drive.
7. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN)
8. Remove the keyboard.
9. Remove the palm rest.
10. Remove the display assembly.
11. Remove the ExpressCard cage.
12. Remove the system board.
13. Remove the heat sink and fan
14. Using a flat-blade screwdriver, rotate the cam screw counterclockwise to release the processor from its socket on the system board.
15. Lift the processor up and away from the system board.
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