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OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual

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Removing heat sink assembly

NOTE:Depending on the configuration you order, you may see either of the heat sinks as shown in the image below.

Heat sink

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the:
    1. cover
    2. bezel
    3. hard drive and optical drive module
  3. To remove the fan duct:
    1. Pry the retention clips in opposite directions [1].
    2. Lift and remove the fan duct from the computer [2].
      Removing the fan duct
  4. To remove the heat sink assembly:
    1. Disconnect the heat sink assembly cable from the system board [1].
    2. Loosen the captive screws that secure the heat sink assembly [2] and lift it away from the computer [3].
    Figure displaying how to remove the heat sink from the computer.

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