Dell Inspiron 9300 Service Manual

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 MCH Heat Sink
Dell™Inspiron™9300ServiceManual
Removing the MCH Heat Sink
Replacing the MCH Heat Sink
Removing the MCH Heat Sink
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1. Follow the instructions in "Before Working Inside Your Computer."
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2. Remove the Mini PCI card (if applicable) and the optical drive.
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3. Remove the hard drive.
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4. Remove the hinge cover.
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5. Remove the keyboard.
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6. Remove the display assembly.
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7. Remove the palm rest.
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8. Remove the video card/thermal cooling assembly (if applicable).
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9. Remove the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secures the MCH heat sink to the system board.
Replacing the MCH Heat Sink
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1. Place the MCH heat sink over the screw holes on the system board.
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2. Replace the three M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the MCH heat sink to the system board.
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, see the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such
as the back panel) on the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer.
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MCH heat sink
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M2.5 x 5-mm screws (3)

Dell Inspiron 9300 Specifications

General

Operating System	Windows XP Home or Professional
Hard Drive Interface	IDE
Battery	9-cell Lithium Ion
Processor	Intel Pentium M
Display	17 inch
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
Memory	Up to 2GB DDR2
Storage	Up to 100GB HDD
Optical Drive	DVD+/-RW
Chipset	Intel 915PM
Wireless	Intel PRO/Wireless 2200
Ports	VGA, S-Video, IEEE 1394