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Dell Precision 3430 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Installing heat sink and heat sink fan

  1. To install the heat sink fan:
    1. Align and place the slots on the fan to the slots on the heat sink module.
    2. Replace the four screws to secure the heat sink fan to the heat sink.heat sink fan
  2. To replace the heat sink:
    1. Align the heat sink onto the processor [1].
    2. Tighten the 4 captive screws to secure the heat sink assembly to the system board [2].
      • NOTE: Tighten the screws in a sequential order (1,2,3,4) as mentioned on the system board.
    3. Connect the heat sink fan cable to the slot on the system board [3].Installing the heat sink
  3. Install the:
    1. Hard drive and optical drive module

    2. Front bezel

    3. Side cover

  4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

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