DELL 3000 Service Manual

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Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual

To remove the hard-disk drive heat sink, follow these steps:

1. Remove the palmrest assembly.

2. Remove hard-disk drive heat sink screws HT1 through HT6.

3. Remove the hard-disk drive heat sink from the palmrest assembly. 

palmrest assembly

HT1

HT2

HT3

HT4

HT5

HT6

hard-disk drive 
heat sink

(screws HT1–HT6 
are 3 mm)

 3 mm