Owners Manual

5. If required, remove the PCIe expansion card riser.

6. Remove the cooling shroud.

NOTE: If applicable, close the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud to release the full

length card.

WARNING: The heat sink is hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down.

Allow the heat sink to cool before removing it.

Steps

1. Loosen one of the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board.

Allow some time (approximately 30 seconds) for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.

2. Remove the screw diagonally opposite the screw you first removed.

3. Repeat the procedure for the remaining two screws.

Figure 41. Removing the heat sink

1. retention screw (4) 2. heat sink

3. processor socket 4. heat sink retention socket (4)

Next steps

1. Remove the processor.

2. Install the heat sink.

3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.