CPUs and their sockets are fragile and must be handled with extreme care to avoid damaging
pins.
Caution
Figure 12: CPU Assembly Tool, CPU Assembly, and Heatsink Alignment Features
CPU assembly (CPU in plastic carrier)2CPU assembly tool1
Angled corner on heatsink (pin 1 alignment
feature)
4Heatsink3
Angled corner on CPU assembly tool (pin 1
alignment feature)
6Triangle cut into carrier (pin 1 alignment
feature)
5
Step 4
Apply new TIM.
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Servicing a Blade Server
Replacing a CPU and Heatsink