- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw List
- Major components of your system
- MicroSD-card
- SIM card tray
- Base cover
- Memory module
- M.2 solid-state drive
- Battery cable
- M.2 solid-state drive conversion bracket
- M.2 solid-state drive conversion plate
- Hard-disk drive assembly
- WLAN card
- WWAN card
- System fan
- Battery
- I/O cable
- Display assembly
- Display panel
- Display bezel
- Heatsink assembly
- Power adapter port
- Coin-cell battery
- USB cable
- Ethernet port
- I/O board
- Power button
- System board
- Speakers
- Touchpad
- WWAN I/O board
- Palmrest assembly
- Camera
- Display cable
- Display back-cover
- Drivers and downloads
- BIOS setup
- Troubleshooting
- Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries
- Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- System-diagnostic lights
- Recovering the operating system
- Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)
- Backup media and recovery options
- WiFi power cycle
- Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Latitude 3420 Service Manual for computers with integrated graphics
Removing the heatsink assembly
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
- Remove the microSD-card.
- Remove the SIM card tray for systems enabled with 4G LTE.
- Enter the service mode.
- Remove the base cover.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the heatsink assembly and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- Loosen the four captive screws (in reverse order, 4->3->2->1) that secure the heatsink assembly to the system board.
- Lift and remove the heatsink assembly from the system board.
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