Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - Removing the Heat Sink; Procedure

Removing the heat sink
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. After working inside your computer, follow
the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow
sucient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
CAUTION: For maximum cooling of the processor, do not touch the heat
transfer areas on the heat sink. The oils in your skin can reduce the heat
transfer capability of the thermal grease.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the coin-cell battery.
4 Remove the rear cover.
5 Remove the memory modules.
6 Remove the solid-state drive.
7 Remove the wireless card.
8 Remove the computer base.
9 Remove the system board.
Procedure
NOTE: The appearance of the heat-sink assembly on your computer may
dier from the image shown in this chapter.
1 Disconnect the left-fan cable from the system board.
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