Dell G5 15 User Manual

Replacing the heat-sink assembly
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside
your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can damage the system board and processor.
NOTE: If either the system board or the fan and heat-sink assembly is replaced, use the thermal pad provided in the kit to ensure
that thermal conductivity is achieved.
Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the heat sink with the screw holes on the system board.
2 In sequential order (indicated on the heat sink), replace the six screws (M2x3) that secure the heat sink to the system board.
3 Turn the system board over.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 16 in Removing the system board.
2 Follow the procedure from step 7 to step 23 in Replacing the computer base.
3 Replace the rear cover.
4 Replace the battery.
5 Replace the base cover.
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Dell G5 15 Specifications

General

Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cores	6
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor socket	BGA 1440
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Coffee Lake
Processor frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	35 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	4.5 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
On-board graphics card	Yes
On-board graphics card ID	0x3E9B
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Discrete graphics card memory	6 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR6
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	64 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 8 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	NVMe, PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Number of SSDs installed	1
Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Front camera HD type	HD
Front camera signal format	720p
Number of built-in speakers	2
Antenna type	2x2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
USB 2.0 ports quantity	-
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
Pointing device	Touchpad
Keyboard backlit color	Blue
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Battery capacity	60 Wh
Number of battery cells	4
Processor ARK ID	191045
Processor package size	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	273.4 mm
Width	364.3 mm
Height	23.7 mm
Weight	2680 g