Acer Veriton 5500, Service Manual

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105 Veriton 3500/5500/7500
Removing a DIMM
1. See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only)
2. Press the levers on both sides of the DIMM socket outward to release the DIMM, and then gently pull the
DIMM out to remove it
.
Removing the CPU Fan Sink
1. See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only)
2. Detach the fan/heatsink cable connector and release the two CPU fan sink levers from the CPU fan sink
socket carefully, and then lift the fan/heatsink from the processor
.
3. Press down the levers back to their original position.
WARNING:The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is On. Never touch the heatsink with any
metal or with your hands.