Packard Bell GX manual Cpu

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2.Use the thumb notch to lift the bay cover and remove it. Be careful not to break off the tabs located on the end of the cover opposite the thumb notch (see Fig. 4).

3.Loosen the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. Use the numbers stamped in the metal next to each screw and loosen the screws in reverse numerical order (start with 5, then 4, then 3, then 2, and finally 1).

Fig. 7 Location of the CPU heat sink screws.

Note: Screws 1 to 4 are captive and you cannot remove them. When tightening the heat sink screws into the numbered holes during re-assembly, tighten them in numerical order.

4.At the same time as you lift, move the heat sink away from the side of the notebook, and remove the heat sink.

Fig. 8 Removing the CPU heat sink.

Note: Before re-assembling the heat sink, remove any thermal grease residue from the CPU using a soft cloth and isopropyl alcohol. Apply new thermal grease on the CPU; use only enough to cover the CPU die.

CPU

To remove the CPU, first remove the heat sink (see CPU Heat Sink on page 5) and then perform the following steps:

Packard Bell iPower GX Disassembly Manual

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Contents IPower GX Table of Contents For More Information Technician Notes DisassemblyReassembly About This GuideHazardous Voltage Power Supply UnitAvoid Electrostatic Discharge Memory BatteryOpening the CPU bay cover CPU Heat SinkCPU Releasing the CPU screw Wireless LAN AdapterCarefully disconnect the two WiFi antenna cables Removing the wireless LAN adapter RTC BatteryLocation of the hard disk drive bay cover screws Hard Disk DriveSeparate the metal bracket and the hard disk drive Removing the DVD drive screw cover DVD DriveLocation of the keyboard cover screws Keyboard CoverVolume Control Board Power Button BoardMultimedia Board Location of the volume control boardReleasing the multimedia board KeyboardReleasing the keyboard flat cable LCD BezelWebcam InverterRemoving the webcam module LCD AssemblyLCD Panel Disconnecting the Wlan antenna cablesTop Cover LCD Panel HingesReleasing the touchpad flat cable Removing the top cover Touchpad BoardTouchpad Button Board Disconnecting the touchpad flat cableFingerprint Reader BluetoothModem Disconnecting the Bluetooth cableRemoving the modem Speaker AssemblyMain Board Location of the speaker assembly screwsRemove the modem cable from the main board retaining clips Location of the main board screws GPU Heat SinkLocation of the GPU heat sink screws Modem Jack / USB BoardExtracting the modem jack / USB board screw System FanIPower GX Disassembly Manual