Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 10B0 User Manual

11.Securethepowersupplyassemblycableswiththecableclipsandtiesinthechassis.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage131.
Replacingthemicroprocessor
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe
“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthe
computerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthecomputeriscool.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemicroprocessor.
Toreplacethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage90.
3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.
4.Locatethesystemboardanddisconnectallcablesconnectedtothesystemboard.
5.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage103.
Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit
doesnotgetincontactwithanything.
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 10B0 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkCentre M73 10B0
Category	Desktop
Language	English