Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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CAUTION:

Before you perform this procedure, see "

Safety First—

For You and Your Computer

."

NOTICE:

Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20

seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see "

System Board

Components

."

1

Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their

electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds, lay the computer on its

right side, and

open the computer cover

.

2

Remove the microprocessor airflow shroud

.

3

Remove the microprocessor heat sink:

a

For each of the metal clips that secure the heat sink to the

microprocessor, press down on the clip’s latch to release it from

the heat-sink retention base. Then lift the clip away from the heat

sink (see the following figure).

b

Lift the heat sink away from the microprocessor.

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