Note:Ifnecessary,applytheappropriateamountofthermalgreaseonthebottomoftheheatsink
andfanassembly.
12.InstallallmemorymodulesandPCIExpresscardsremovedfromthefailingsystemboardonthenew
systemboard.See“Installingorreplacingamemorymodule”onpage92
and“Installingorreplacinga
PCIExpresscard”onpage94.
13.Refertoyourrecordtoconnectcablestothenewsystemboard.Youalsocanreferto“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage73tohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthesystemboardand
connectcables.
14.Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage131.
Thefailingsystemboardmustbereturnedwithamicroprocessorsocketcovertoprotectthepinsduring
shippingandhandling.
Toinstallthemicroprocessorsocketcover,dothefollowing:
1.Afteryouhaveremovedthemicroprocessorfromthefailingsystemboard,closethemicroprocessor
retainerandthenputthelevertothelockedpositiontosecuretheretainerinplace.
2.Notetheorientationofthesocketcover,andinstallonesideofthesocketcoverontothemicroprocessor
socket.Carefullypresstheothersideofthesocketcoverdownwarduntilthesocketcoversnaps
intoposition.
Note:Yourmicroprocessorsocketandcovermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.
Figure39.Installingthesocketcoverontothemicroprocessorsocket
3.Carefullycheckthefourcornersofthesocketcovertoensurethatthecoverisseatedsecurely.
4.Followanyadditionalinstructionsincludedwiththereplacementpartyoureceived.
Installingthesolid-statedrive
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe
“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthe2.5-inchsolid-statedrive.
Toinstallthesolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:
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