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Figure 3-20. Installing and Removing the Heat Sink
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Wait 30 seconds for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.
8
Open the other heat sink retention lever.
9
If the heat sink has not separated from the processor, carefully rotate the
heat sink in a clockwise, then counterclockwise direction until it releases
from the processor. Do not pry the heat sink from the processor.
10
Lift the heat sink off of the processor and set the heat sink aside.
11
Pull the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is
released from the socket. See Figure3-21.
12
Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way.
1 heat sink 2 heat-sink retention levers (2)
3 retention lever latch
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