10.Remove the fan/heat sink assembly (4) by lifting straight up.
Each time the fan/heat sink assembly is removed, the thermal material must be thoroughly cleaned from the system board at locations (1) and (2), from the fan/heat sink assembly at locations (3) and (5), and from the processor (4). Thermal pads and thermal paste must be installed on all surfaces before the fan/heat sink assembly is reinstalled.
NOTE: Thermal pads and thermal paste are included with all fan/heat sink assembly, system board, and processor spare part kits.
The following illustration shows the locations for thermal material on systems with AMD processors.
After applying fresh thermal paste to the components, reverse the above procedure to install the fan/ heat sink assembly.
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