Owners Manual

Installing the heat sink
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 are shipped with your product.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
1. Using a clean lint-free cloth, remove the thermal grease from the heat sink.
2. Apply new thermal grease evenly to the center of the top of the new processor.
CAUTION: Using excess thermal grease can cause grease to contact the processor shield,
which can cause contamination of the processor socket.
3. Place the heat sink on the processor.
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, tighten the heat sink retention screws.
Replace the system board assembly.
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Installing the system board assembly
Processors
This system board supports Intel E5-2600 v3 processor series, which is up to 145 W, 3.5 GHz, and 12
cores based on Intel Wellsburg PCH chipset.
Removing a processor
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 are shipped with your product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Remove the system board assembly.
3. Remove the heat sink.
CAUTION: The processor is held in its socket under strong pressure. The release lever can
spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped.
1. Position your thumbs firmly over the processor socket release levers and release the levers from the
locked position. Rotate the levers 90 degrees upward until the processor is released from the socket.
2. Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way.
3. Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the socket release levers up so that the socket is ready
for the new processor.
CAUTION: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the CPU socket when removing the
processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the system board. Be sure to properly
align the process or notch to the socket and insert straight down. Do not move from side to
side.
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