Dell Latitude D820 Thermal Paste Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

Suggest a time??

Sections

Motherboard
12 steps
Thermal Paste
2 steps

Flags

In Progress

This guide is a work in progress. Reload periodically to see the latest changes!

BackDell Latitude D820
Full Screen
Options
History
Save to Favorites
Download PDF
Edit
Translate
Get Shareable Link
Embed This Guide
Notify Me of Changes
Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Motherboard

Perform a complete system backup and shutdown the computer.
Unplug the charger and remove the battery.
Remove the battery by sliding the lock tab and use your other hand to remove the battery.

Perform a complete system backup and shutdown the computer.

Unplug the charger and remove the battery.

Remove the battery by sliding the lock tab and use your other hand to remove the battery.

1024

Step 2

Remove the hard drive.
Remove three 3.6 mm Phillips screws.
Remove the hard drive and set it aside, trying not to touch anything but the grey plastic grip pad. Doing so may cause damage to your hard drive.

Remove the hard drive.

Remove three 3.6 mm Phillips screws.

Remove the hard drive and set it aside, trying not to touch anything but the grey plastic grip pad. Doing so may cause damage to your hard drive.

Step 3

Remove the CD/DVD drive by pushing on the button under the drive.
There may be a little resistance pulling it out.

Remove the CD/DVD drive by pushing on the button under the drive.

There may be a little resistance pulling it out.

Step 4

Remove the 14 Phillips screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Remove the 14 Phillips screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Step 5

Flip the laptop face up, making sure the screen is opened all the way and is flat.
Using an opening tool, carefully pry off the keyboard bezel keeping in mind wires are attached so do not pull too far or hard.

Flip the laptop face up, making sure the screen is opened all the way and is flat.

Using an opening tool, carefully pry off the keyboard bezel keeping in mind wires are attached so do not pull too far or hard.

Step 6

Remove the keyboard screws.
Flip the keyboard over.
There is a ribbon cable (wires) attached to the bottom of the keyboard, so be careful not to tear it.
Remove the keyboard.

Remove the keyboard screws.

Flip the keyboard over.

There is a ribbon cable (wires) attached to the bottom of the keyboard, so be careful not to tear it.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 7

Remove the RAM stick under the keyboard by pulling the two tabs away from each other as shown in second picture.
Repeat for the second stick of RAM.

Remove the RAM stick under the keyboard by pulling the two tabs away from each other as shown in second picture.

Repeat for the second stick of RAM.

Step 8

Disconnect the wireless card from the bottom corner.
Push the retaining tab and lift the card out.
Do this for the ethernet card which is in the same spot.

Disconnect the wireless card from the bottom corner.

Push the retaining tab and lift the card out.

Do this for the ethernet card which is in the same spot.

Step 9

Remove the cable that connects the speaker to the frame by pulling straight out.
The cable is located to the left of DDR2 DIMM A.
Remove the cable that connects the track pad to the frame by pulling straight out.
The cable is also located to the left of DDR2 DIMM A.

Remove the cable that connects the speaker to the frame by pulling straight out.

The cable is located to the left of DDR2 DIMM A.

Remove the cable that connects the track pad to the frame by pulling straight out.

The cable is also located to the left of DDR2 DIMM A.

Step 10

Remove three screws that hold the upper case to the motherboard.
Use a spudger to pry the three tabs by the CD-ROM to separate the upper and bottom casing.

Remove three screws that hold the upper case to the motherboard.

Use a spudger to pry the three tabs by the CD-ROM to separate the upper and bottom casing.

Step 11

Remove two 5.6 mm screws from the fan.
Remove the fan power cable.
Loosen six captive spring loaded screws from the heat sink.

Remove two 5.6 mm screws from the fan.

Remove the fan power cable.

Loosen six captive spring loaded screws from the heat sink.

Step 12

Remove four 3.7 mm screws from around edge of the motherboard.
Remove three 3.8 mm screws. One of these is near top left of Dell MCIA. The other is near top left of WWAN. There is one underneath the Black WWAN label.
Remove the PCMCIA connector from the motherboard.
Turn the laptop on the side and remove two female hex screws from the video card and two posts from the serial port using socket driver (3/16 socket).
All hex screws are 10.23mm x 2.66mm size.

Remove four 3.7 mm screws from around edge of the motherboard.

Remove three 3.8 mm screws. One of these is near top left of Dell MCIA. The other is near top left of WWAN. There is one underneath the Black WWAN label.

Remove the PCMCIA connector from the motherboard.

Turn the laptop on the side and remove two female hex screws from the video card and two posts from the serial port using socket driver (3/16 socket).

All hex screws are 10.23mm x 2.66mm size.

Step 13

              Thermal Paste

Using a lint free cloth and a drop of TimClean or ArctiClean to clean residue from the heat sink.
Using a lint free cloth and a drop of TimClean or ArctiClean to clean residue off CPU.
Wipe with a clean lint free cloth to remove any residue of cleaner.
Do not touch with fingers!
Allow to dry completely.

Using a lint free cloth and a drop of TimClean or ArctiClean to clean residue from the heat sink.

Using a lint free cloth and a drop of TimClean or ArctiClean to clean residue off CPU.

Wipe with a clean lint free cloth to remove any residue of cleaner.

Do not touch with fingers!

Allow to dry completely.

Step 14

Dispense a small amount of thermal paste onto processor.
Using your rubber finger stall or spudger spread a thin, even layer over processor.
The processor is ready for heat sink installation.

Dispense a small amount of thermal paste onto processor.

Using your rubber finger stall or spudger spread a thin, even layer over processor.

The processor is ready for heat sink installation.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      3 other people completed this guide.

Author

                                      with 8 other contributors

                    Henry

Member since: 09/02/2014

1,419 Reputation

                                      4 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       20







                                                        +17 more badges

Team

                       Pasco Hernando, Team 1-2, Prince Fall 2014                        

                                                  Member of Pasco Hernando, Team 1-2, Prince Fall 2014 



                    PHSC-PRINCE-F14S1G2                     


                                            10 Members                     


                                            7 Guides authored

In Progress#

Introduction#

What you need#

Team#

In Progress

Introduction

What you need

Team