3.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage21.
Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit
doesnotgetincontactwithanything.
4.Liftthesmallhandle3andopentheretainer1toaccessthemicroprocessor2.
Figure21.Accessingthemicroprocessor
5.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicropr ocessorsocket,asshowninFigure22
“Removingthemicroprocessor”onpage26.
Notes:
a.Yourmicroprocessorandsocketmightlookdifferentfromtheoneillustrated.
b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1
ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2onthemicroprocessor.
Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmicroprocessoronthesystemboard.
c.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicroprocessor .Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.
d.Donotdropanythingont othemicroprocessorsocketwhileitisexposed.Thesocketpinsmustbe
keptascleanaspossible.
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