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Removing the Thermal-Cooling 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" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the
instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.
For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base-cover assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on
page 10.
2 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 16.
Procedure
NOTE: The appearance of the thermal-cooling assembly and the number of screws
will vary if you purchased your computer with integrated graphics card.
1 In sequential order, (indicated on the cooling assembly), loosen the captive screws
that secure the thermal-cooling assembly to the system board.
2 Lift the thermal-cooling assembly off the system board.
1 thermal-cooling assembly 2 captive screws (4)
1
2