Service Manual

Figure 39. Removing a heat sink

Next steps

If you are removing a faulty heat sink, replace the heat sink, if not, remove the processor.

Remove the AMD processor

Prerequisites

WARNING:

The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered off. Allow the

heat sink to cool before removing it.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Remove the heat sink.

CAUTION:

You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error displayed during the first instance of

powering on the system after the processor or system board replacement which is expected. To fix this, simply

go to setup option to configure the system settings.

Steps

1. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, loosen the screws to release the force plate. The sequence to loosen the screws is 3, 2, and

Installing and removing system components