Owners Manual

Figure 48. Removing the heat sink
Next steps
1. If you are removing a faulty heat sink, replace the heat sinl, if not, remove the processor.
Removing the processor
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedures in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the heat sink.
Steps
1. Release the socket lever by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab on the processor shield.
2. Lift the lever upward to lift the processor shield.
CAUTION:
Do not touch the processor socket pins, they are fragile and can be permanently damaged. Be
careful not to bend the pins in the processor socket when removing the processor out of the socket.
3. Lift the processor from the socket.
Figure 49. Removing the processor
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Installing and removing system components