Dell M6500 Service Manual

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Heat Sink
Dell  Precision  Workstation M6500  Service Manual
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.
Removing the Heat Sink
NOTE:  You  may need  to  install Adobe® Flash®  Player  from   Adobe.com in order  to  view  the illustrations below.
1 .  Follow the procedures in  Before  Working Inside Your  Computer
.
2 .  Remove the  battery
.
3 .  Remove the  access  panel
.
4 .  Remove the  hard drive
.
5 .  Remove the  secondary hard drive
 (if applicable).
6 .  Remove the  hinge  cover
.
7 .  Remove the  keyboard
.
8 .  Remove the  display  assembly
.
9 .  Remove the  palm rest
.
10 . Loosen  the four  captive  screws that  secure the heat sink  to  the system  board. 
						

							11. Remove the heat sink  from  the computer.
Replacing the Heat Sink
To replace the heat sink, perform  the above  steps in reverse  order.
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Processor
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
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.
Removing the Processor
NOTE:  You  may need  to  install Adobe® Flash®  Player  from   Adobe.com in order  to  view  the illustrations below.
1 .  Follow the procedures in  Before  Working Inside Your  Computer
.
2 .  Remove the  battery
.
3 .  Remove the  access  panel
.
4 .  Remove the  secondary hard drive
.
5 .  Remove the  hinge  cover
.
6 .  Remove the  keyboard
.
7 .  Remove the  display  assembly
.
8 .  Remove the  palm rest
.
9 .  Remove the  heat sink
.
10 . Turn the cam  screw counter-clock  wise until it  comes to  a  stop to  release  the processor  from  the system  board. 
						

							11. Carefully  lift the processor  straight up  from  the slot and  remove the processor  from  the computer.
Replacing the Processor
To replace the processor, perform  the above  steps in reverse  order.
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System Board
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
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.
Removing the System Board
NOTE:  You  may need  to  install Adobe® Flash®  Player  from   Adobe.com in order  to  view  the illustrations below.
1 .  Follow the procedures in  Before  Working Inside Your  Computer
.
2 .  Remove the  battery
.
3 .  Remove the  SIM  Card
.
4 .  Remove the  hard drive
.
5 .  Remove the  access  panel
.
6 .  Remove the  secondary hard drive
.
7 .  Remove the  memory
.
8 .  Remove the  flash cache module
.
9 .  Remove the  wireless  personal  area network (WPAN)
.
10 . Remove the  wireless  local  area network (WLAN)
.
11 . Remove the  wireless  wide area network (WWAN)
.
12 . Remove the  optical drive
.
13 . Remove the  coin-cell battery
14. Remove the  express card.
15 . Remove the  media card
.
16 . Remove the  PCMCIA  card
.
17 . Remove the  hinge  cover
.
18 . Remove the  keyboard
.
19 . Remove the  internal memory
.
20 . Remove the  display  assembly
.
21 . Remove the  palm rest
.
22 . Remove the  heat sink
.
23 . Remove the  video  card
.
24 . Remove the  processor
.
25 . Remove the  fan
.
26 . Remove the  PCMCIA  card  cage
.
27 . Remove the  left  I/O,  right  I/O,  and  IEEE 1394 boards
.
28 . Remove the screws that  secure the system  board to  the computer. 
						

							29. Remove the system  board from  the computer. 
						

							Replacing the System Board
To replace the system  board, perform  the above  steps in reverse  order.
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SIM Card
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
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.
Removing the SIM Card
NOTE:  You  may need  to  install Adobe® Flash®  Player  from   Adobe.com in order  to  view  the illustrations below.
1 .  Follow the procedures in  Before  Working Inside Your  Computer
.
2 .  Remove the  battery
.
3 .  Pull the SIM  card  out of the slot in the battery bay to  remove it  from  the computer. 
						

							Replacing the SIM Card
To replace the SIM  card, perform  the above  steps in reverse  order.
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Media Card
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
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.
Removing the Media Card
NOTE:  You  may need  to  install Adobe® Flash®  Player  from   Adobe.com in order  to  view  the illustrations below.
1 .  Follow the procedures in  Before  Working Inside Your  Computer
.
2 .  Push in the Media  Card  to  release  it  from  the computer.