Service Manual

Installing the heat-sink assembly

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the heat-sink assembly and provides a visual representation of the installation

procedure.

Steps

1. Place the heat-sink assembly on the palm-rest assembly and align the screw holes on the heat-sink assembly with the screw holes

on the system board and the palm-rest assembly.

2. Tighten the captive screws in the sequential order (1>2>3>4>5>6>7>8) to secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.

3. Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the heat-sink assembly to the palm-rest assembly.

4. Connect the fan cables to the system board.

Next steps

1. Install the

computer base.

2. Install the rear-I/O cover.

3. Install the solid-state drive interposer board, if applicable.

4. Install the solid-state drive from M.2 slot four, if applicable.

5. Install the solid-state drive from M.2 slot three, if applicable.

6. Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 8 in Installing the hard drive, if applicable.

7. Install the solid-state drive in M.2 slot one.

8. Install the wireless card.

9. Install the

battery.

10.Install the base cover.