User`s guide

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XE210 User’s Guide
Replacing Thermal Interface Material
The Intel Xeon processors used in your server require a thermal interface material (TIM)
between the processors and heat sinks to properly dissipate the heat that is generated by
the processors. If you replace a processor and/or heat sink, you will need to remove the
existing TIM from the processor and heat sink. Then, you will need to apply new TIM to
the processor before you install the heat sink.
The TIM application instructions accompany the new TIM.
Caution: TIM has conductive parts and it should NOT be spread over the LGA or the CPU pins in
the socket.
The following subsections describe how to remove the existing TIM:
• “Removing TIM from a Processor” on page -37
• “Removing TIM from a Heat Sink” on page -40