Dell Inspiron 710M - Manual (Page 7)

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Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Dell™ Inspiron™ 700m/710m Service Manual
Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Installing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly
1. Remove the battery .
2. Remove the keyboard .
3. Disconnect the black and white antenna cables from the Mini PCI Card.
4. Remove the display module .
5. Remove the palm rest .
6. Remove the system board .
7. Carefully turn the system board upside down.
8. Disconnect the fan power cord from the system board.
9. Loosen in consecutive order the four captive screws labeled "1" through "4" that secure the microprocessor thermal-cooling assembly to the system
board.
10. Rotate the microprocessor thermal-cooling assembly up toward the side of the computer and away from the system board.
11. Lift the system board and rotate the cooling assembly support plate down and out from the video connector.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries.
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back
panel) on the computer.
NOTICE: Read " Before Working Inside Your Computer " before performing the following procedure.
NOTE: You can remove the microprocessor thermal-cooling assembly with the fan attached.
1 processor thermal-cooling
assembly
2 cooling fan connector
3 cooling assembly support
plate