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Alienware m15 R3 Service Manual
Removing the fan and heat-sink assembly
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
- Remove the base cover.
- Remove the battery.
- Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive. (if applicable)
- Remove the M.2 2280 solid-state drive. (if applicable)
- Remove the rear IO-cover.
- Remove the right IO-board.
- Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 19 in Removing the system board.
About this task
NOTE 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
- Disconnect the left and right fan cables from the system board.
- Flip the system-board assembly over.
- In reverse sequential order (10>9>8>7>6>5>4>3>2>1) remove the 10 screws (M2x3) that secure the fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board.NOTE Depending on the discrete graphics processing unit installed in your computer, the number of screws securing the fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board may be 8 or 10.
- Lift the fan and heat-sink assembly from the system board.
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