- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Alienware m18 R1
- Base cover
- Solid-state drive
- Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot three and slot four
- Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot three and slot four
- Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in slot one and slot two
- Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive in slot one and slot two
- Procedure to move the screw mount in SSD slot one and two
- Memory
- Wireless card
- Fan
- Rear-I/O cover
- WLAN board
- Battery
- Speakers
- Power-adapter port
- Touchpad
- Antennas
- Display assembly
- Top heat-sink
- Keyboard-controller board
- System board
- Heat-sink assembly
- Audio board
- USB Type-C board
- Power button
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries
- Locating the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
- System-diagnostic lights
- SupportAssist diagnostics
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- Recovering the operating system
- Wi-Fi power cycle
- Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
- Backup media and recovery options
- Getting help and contacting Alienware
Alienware m18 R1 Service Manual
Removing the heat-sink assembly
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
- Remove the base cover.
- Remove the rear-I/O cover.
- Remove the small fan.
- Remove the top heat-sink.
- Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot three and four.
- Remove the M.2 2280 solid state drive or M.2 2230 solid-state drive in slot one and two, whichever applicable.
- Remove the wireless card.
About this task
CAUTION:The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
NOTE: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.
The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- Turn over the system-board assembly.
- In reverse sequential order (8>7>6>5>4>3>2>1), loosen the eight captive screws (M2) that secure the fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board.
- Lift the heat-sink assembly off the system board.
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