- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Coin-cell battery
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Inspiron 15 5510
- Base cover
- Battery
- Battery cable
- Memory module
- Solid-state drive—M.2 slot one
- Solid-state drive—M.2 slot two
- Wireless card
- Fan
- Heat sink
- I/O board
- Speakers
- Touchpad
- Display assembly
- Power button with optional fingerprint reader
- System board
- Power-adapter port
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
- Locate the Service Tag or Express Service Code of your Dell computer
- Backup media and recovery options
- System-diagnostic lights
- SupportAssist diagnostics
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- Recovering the operating system
- WiFi power cycle
- Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
- Real Time Clock—RTC reset
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Inspiron 15 5510 Service Manual
Removing the heatsink
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer.
CAUTION:For maximum cooling of the processor, do not touch the heat transfer areas on the heat sink. The oils in your skin can reduce the heat transfer capability of the thermal grease.NOTE:The heat sink may become hot during normal operation. Allow sufficient time for the heat sink to cool before you touch it.
- Enter Service Mode.
- Remove the base cover.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the heatsink and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- In reverse sequential order (as indicated on the heat sink), loosen the four captive screws that secure the heat sink to the system board.
- Lift the heat sink off the system board.
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