Laptop User Manual

4.Locatethesystemboardanddisconnectallcablesconnectedtothesystemboard.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
5.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage45.
Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit
doesnotgetincontactwithanything.
6.Liftthesmallhandle1toreleasethemicroprocessor2securedonthesystemboard.
Figure33.Accessingthemicroprocessor
7.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicroprocessorsocket.
Figure34.Removingthemicroprocessor
Notes:
a.Yourmicroprocessorandsocketmightlookdifferentfromtheoneillustrated.
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