Electrostatic Discharge
Service
Considerations
Preparation for
Disassembly
Serial Number
Side Access
Panel
Expansion Card
(Modem or Network Card)
Memory Module
Hard Drive
Disk
Drive
Removing the
Upper Front Panel
Removing
the CD
Storage Door
(Lower Front Panel - Open the CD Storage Door)
Optical
and Mass
Storage Devices
(CD, CD-RW and/or DVD Drive, Hard Drive, Disk Drive)
Power Supply
Assembly
Front I/O Board
System Board Components
(RTC Battery, Microprocessor/Heatsink Assembly) |
Replacing the Microprocessor/Heatsink Assembly,
Continued
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Replacement
- Remove the clear plastic film.
- Place the new thermal pad (plastic
film side up) onto the heatsink in the same position as the old
thermal pad.
- With the round portion of the
screwdriver handle, rub the top of the new thermal pad to ensure
that the entire pad sticks to the heatsink.
- Quickly remove the remaining plastic film.
Next Step
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WARNING
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If the new thermal pad
is not applied properly, the microprocessor/ heatsink assembly
will not work properly, and you risk damaging the system board. |
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