7.Followthefollowingsequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassembly
tothesystemboard:
a.Partiallyremovethescrew1,thenfullyremovethescrew2,thenfullyremovethescrew1.
b.Partiallyremovethescrew3,thenfullyremovethescrew4,thenfullyremovethescrew3.
Note:Carefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemboardtoavoidanypossibledamagetothe
systemboard.Thefourscrewscannotberemovedfromtheheatsinkandfanassembly.
Figure61.Removingtheheatsinkandfanassembly
8.Lifttheheatsinkandfanassemblyoffthesystemboard.
Notes:
•Youmighthavetogentlytwisttheheatsinkandfanassemblytofreeitfromthemicroprocessor.
•Donottouchthethermalgreasewhilehandlingtheheatsinkandfanassembly.
9.Positionthenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthesystemboardsothatthefourscrewsonthenew
heatsinkandfanassemblyarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesonthesystemboard.Ensurethat
thecableofthenewheatsinkandfanassemblyfacestowardthemicroprocessorfanconnector
onthesystemboard.
10.Followthefollowingsequencetoinstallthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkandfanassembly.
Donotover-tightenthescrews.
Notes:
a.Partiallytightenthescrew1,thenfullytightenthescrew2,thenfullytightenthescrew1.
b.Partiallytightenthescrew3,thenfullytightenthescrew4,thenfullytightenthescrew3.
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