Laptop User Manual

9.Positionthenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthemicroprocessorsocketandthenpositionthe
clampontheplasticretentionbracket.Pivotthehandle1toclamptheheatsinkandfanassemblyto
theplasticretentionbracket.
Figure32.Reinstallingtheheatsinkandfanassembly
10.Connecttheheatsinkandfanassemblycabletothemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
11.Reconnectanycablesthathavebeenremoved.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage61
.
Replacingthemicroprocessor
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemicroprocessor.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetove
minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.
Toreplacethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage30.
3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware47