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Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

Dell™ Latitude™ E6500 Service Manual

  Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

  Replacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

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.

There are two types of thermal solutions for your computer:

• Discrete graphics that requires two thermal-cooling assemblies.
  
  
• Integrated graphics (does not include a discrete graphics processor) that requires one thermal-cooling assembly.
  
  

Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

Discrete Graphics Thermal-Cooling Assembly

If you have purchased a system board containing the discrete graphics option, complete the following steps:

1. Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer.
   
   
2. Close the display and turn the computer over.
   
   
3. Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
   
   
4. Remove the fan (see Removing the Fan).
   
   
5. Loosen the four captive screws (in sequential order) securing the processor thermal-cooling assembly to the system board.
   
   
6. Lift the screw-end of the assembly at an angle, then ease the vent-end of the assembly out of the computer.
   
   

7. Loosen the three captive screws that secure the graphics thermal-cooling assembly to the system board.
   
   
8. Lift the screw-end of the assembly up at an angle, then ease the vent-end of the assembly out of the computer.
   
   

Integrated Graphics Thermal-Cooling Assembly

If you have purchased a system board with integrated graphics, follow these steps:

1. Follow the instructions in Before Working on Your Computer.
   
   
2. Close the display and turn the computer over.
   
   
3. Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
   
   
4. Remove the fan (see Removing the Fan).
   
   
5. Loosen the four captive screws securing the thermal-cooling assembly to the system board.
   
   
6. Lift the screw-end of the assembly up at an angle, then ease the vent-end of the assembly out of the computer.
   
   

Replacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly

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.

Discrete Graphics Thermal-Cooling Assembly

1. Place the vent-end of the graphics thermal-cooling assembly into the computer at an angle, then align the three captive screws on the thermal-cooling assembly with the screw holes on the system board.
   
   
2. In sequential order, tighten the three captive screws to secure the thermal-cooling assembly to the system board.
   
   
3. Replace the fan (see Replacing the Fan).
   
   
4. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
   
   
5. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
   
   

Integrated Graphics Thermal-Cooling Assembly

1. Place the vent-end of the thermal-cooling assembly into the computer at an angle, then align the four captive screws on the thermal-cooling assembly with the screw holes on the system board.
   
   
2. In sequential order, tighten the four captive screws to secure the thermal- cooling assembly to the system board.
   
   
3. Replace the fan (see Replacing the Fan).
   
   
4. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly).
   
   
5. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
   
   

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