Service Manual

Removing the processor

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safety information that shipped with your computer and

follow the steps in

Before working inside your computer.

After working inside your computer, follow the instructions

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practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

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Prerequisites

1 Remove the left-side cover.

2 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in "Removing the power-supply

unit".

3 Remove the processor fan and heat-sink assembly or processor-cooling

assembly (as applicable).

Procedure

1 Press the release lever down and then push it away from the processor to

release it from the tab.

2 Extend the release lever completely and open the processor cover.

3 Lift the processor off the processor socket.

1 release lever 2 alignment post

3 tab 4 processor cover

5 processor socket 6 processor