Dell XPS 9530, XPS 15, P31F001 owner manual Removing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly

Removing the Thermal-Cooling Assembly

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1Remove the base-cover assembly. See "Removing the Base-Cover Assembly" on page 10.

2Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 16.

Procedure

NOTE: The appearance of the thermal-cooling assembly and the number of screws will vary if you purchased your computer with integrated graphics card.

1In sequential order, (indicated on the cooling assembly), loosen the captive screws that secure the thermal-cooling assembly to the system board.

2Lift the thermal-cooling assembly off the system board.

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1 thermal-cooling assembly 2 captive screws (4)

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