8.Push down the opposite side of the ZIF clip and hook it.
9.Connect the cooling fan cable to the socket as shown below. Be careful not to place the cable on the CPU cooling fan.
Removing a CPU:
1.Before removing the CPU, turn off the power and wait for about 20 minutes until the heat radiation plate of the cooling fan and the CPU cools down.
2.Rotate mark of
3.To remove the CPU.
WARNING: The CPU and the heat radiation plate are hot and can cause burns.
Heat Sink & Retention Module Installation
It is highly recommended that only the
Make sure that good contact is made between the processors and the heat sinks. Insufficient contact, incorrect types of heat sinks, fans, or thermal compound used or improper amount of thermal compound applied on the CPU die can cause the processors to overheat, which may crash the system.
The Retention Module is used to hold up the weight of the Heat sink and fan.
Figure 4: Heat Sink & Retention Module Installation
Memory Module Installation
10 • Installation