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Dell Latitude E5540 Owner's Manual

Removing the Heatsink

  1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer .
  2. Remove:
    1. SD card
    2. battery
    3. base cover
    4. keyboard trim
    5. keyboard
    6. memory
    7. optical drive
    8. hard drive
    9. WLAN card
    10. display hinge
    11. palmrest
    12. system fan
    13. ExpressCard cage
    14. system board
  3. Perform the following steps:
    1. Remove the screws that secure the heatsink in place.
    2. Lift to remove the heatsink from the computer.Figure displaying how to remove the heatsink from the computer.

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