Owners Manual

Cooling shroud
The cooling shroud has aerodynamically placed openings that directs the airflow across the entire system. The airflow passes
through all the critical parts of the system, where the vacuum that pulls air across the entire surface area of the processor and
heat sink allowing increased cooling.
Removing the cooling shroud
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the cooling shroud removed. The system may get overheated quickly,
resulting in shutdown and loss of data.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
Pressing the release latches, hold both the edges of the cooling shroud and lift it up and away from the system.
Figure 11. Removing a cooling shroud
1. cooling shroud
2. release latch (2)
1. Install the cooling shroud. See the Installing the Cooling Shroud section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 51
Related tasks
Installing the cooling shroud on page 56
Before working inside your system on page 51
After working inside your system on page 52
Installing the cooling shroud
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
56 Installing and removing sled components