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Heat Sink and Fan Assembly
Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Heat Sink and Fan Assembly
1.Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2.Remove the battery.
3.Remove the base cover.
4.Remove the
5.Remove the hard drive.
6.Remove the optical drive.
7.Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card.
8.Remove the keyboard.
9.Remove the palm rest.
10.Remove the display assembly.
11.Remove the ExpressCard cage.
12.Remove the system board.
13.Disconnect the fan cable from its connector on the system board.
14. Loosen the screws that secure the heat sink and fan assembly to the system board.
