Question : Problem: Replacing heat sink device at HS2 on Dell computer motherboard

My computer was running hot and eventually the error message appeared.  I opened the case and found lint on the heat exchanger beneath the fan and the black-metal, finned heat sink dangling from just loop HS1 on the board.  The pin device at HS2 is missing, pulled from the board as the chip overheated.  I've ordered a new pin device from Dell, but if I need to solder the pin to the bottom of the board there is lots to do to remove the board from the case to access that bottom.  How to re-attach the HS2 pin and loop? and, if the mother board must be removed, how to do that?

Answer : Problem: Replacing heat sink device at HS2 on Dell computer motherboard

I wouldn't have bothered ordering a replacement from Dell. You could just use a bit of wire, bend it, and as that wire doesn't have the plastic part like the original, you would be able to solder it from the top of the board.
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