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  Thermal Cooling Assembly
Dell Inspiron M5040/15-N5040/15-N5050 Owner's Manual
  Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly
  Replacing the Thermal Cooling Assembly
WARNING:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
 
CAUTION:
Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
not covered by your warranty.
 
CAUTION:
To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
 
CAUTION:
To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see
 Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly
 
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You
 
2. Remove the battery. See
Removing the
 
3. Follow the instructions from
 
4. Disconnect the display cable from the connector on the system board and peel the cable off the thermal cooling assembly.
 
5. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the system board.
 
6. In sequential order (indicated on the thermal cooling assembly), loosen the four captive screws that secure the thermal cooling assembly to the system
board.
 
7. Lift the thermal cooling assembly away from the computer.
1
captive screws (4)
2
thermal cooling assembly
3
fan cable
4
display cable
 Replacing the Thermal Cooling Assembly
 
1. Follow the instructions in
Before You
 
2. Align the four captive screws on the thermal cooling assembly with the screw holes on the system board and tighten the screws in sequential order
(indicated on the thermal cooling assembly).
 
3. Connect the fan cable to the connector on the system board.
 
4. Attach the display cable to the thermal cooling assembly and connect the display cable to the connector on the system board.
 
Begin.
Battery.
step 3
to
step 8
in
Removing the Palm-Rest
Begin.
Removing the
Battery, before working inside the computer.
Assembly.