
Heat-sink assembly
Removing the heat-sink assembly
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
2. Remove the
3. Remove the
4. Remove the
5. Remove the
solid-state drive from M.2 slot one
6. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in
, if applicable.
7. Remove the
solid-state drive from M.2 slot three
8. Remove the
solid-state drive from M.2 slot four
, if applicable.
9. Remove the
solid-state drive interposer board
10. Remove the
11. Remove the
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Disconnect the fan cables from the system board.
2. Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the palm-rest assembly.
3. In the reverse sequential order (8>7>6>5>4>3>2>1), loosen the eight captive screws that secure the heat-sink assembly to the
system board and palm-rest assembly.
4. Lift the heat-sink assembly off the system board.
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