Computer Drive User Manual

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.
3.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage23.
Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit
doesnotgetincontactwithanything.
4.Liftthesmallhandle1andopentheretainer2toaccessthemicroprocessor3.
Figure21.Accessingthemicroprocessor
5.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicroprocessorsocket,asshowninFigure22
“Removingthemicroprocessor”onpage28.
Notes:
a.Yourmicroprocessorandsocketmightlookdifferentfromtheoneillustrated.
b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Y oucaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1
ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2onthemicroprocessor.
Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmicroprocessoronthesystemboard.
c.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicroprocessor.Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.
d.Donotdropanythingontothemicroprocessorsocketwhileitisexposed.Thesocketpinsmustbe
keptascleanaspossible.
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