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Precision 3640 Tower Service Manual

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Removing the voltage regulator heat sink

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the cover.
  3. Open the psu hinge.
  4. Remove the graphics card.
  5. Remove the solid state drive.
  6. Remove the heat sink assembly.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the voltage regulator heat sink and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Figure 1. VR heatsink assembly for systems shipped with 65 W or 80 W CPU
Removing the voltage regulator heat sink
Figure 2. VR heatsink assembly for systems shipped with 125 W CPU
Removing the voltage regulator heat sink

Steps

  1. Loosen the captive screws that secure the VR heatsink to the system board.
  2. Lift the VR heatsink from the system board.

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