Service Manual

Replacing the heat sink

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PC and follow the steps in Before working inside your Embedded Box PC. After working inside your Embedded Box PC,

follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory

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Topics:

• Procedure

• Post-requisites

Procedure

1. Replace the thermal pads on the heat sink.

2. Place the heat sink on the CPU board.

3. Align the screw holes on the heat sink with the screw holes on the CPU board.

4. In sequential order (indicated on the heat sink), replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the CPU board.

5. Replace the screws that secure the chassis heat-sinks to the sides of the chassis.

Post-requisites

1. Replace the riser card.

2. Replace the PCI/PCIe card (if necessary).

3. Follow step 2 to step 9 in replacing the “back cover”.

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