User`s manual

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X6DH8-G2+/X6DHE-G2+ User's Manual
To Un-install the Heatsink
1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in the sequence as
show
in the picture on the right.
2. Hold the heatsink as shown
in the pic-
ture on the right and gently wriggle the
heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do
not use excessive force when wriggling the
heatsink!!)
3. Once the CPU is loosened, remove the
heatsink from the CPU socket.
4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of thermal
grease on the surface before you re-install
the CPU and the heatsink.
(Caution! We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed.
However, if you do need to un-install the heatsink, please follow the instruc-
tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or
the CPU socket.)