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70 Installation and Service Guide: Color Controller E-36A
Replacing Parts
To remove a CPU
1 Access and open the E-36A (see page 50 ).
2 Remove the motherboard components (see page 61 ).
3 Remove the motherboard from the chassis (see page 61 ).
Place the motherboard on a flat, antistatic surface.
4 Remove the CPU fan cable from motherboard CPU FAN connector (J16)).
5 Remove the CPU cooling assembly:
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Loosen the four screws that secure the cooling assembly to the motherboard. Partially loosen all the screws
before loosening any one screw all the way.
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Lift the cooling assembly off the CPU socket and set it aside.
Figure 38: Removing the CPU cooling assembly
6 Unlock the CPU socket lever and raise it into the open position (flex the lever away from the retention post, and
then raise it).
Be aware that both the cooling assembly and the CPU may be very hot. You may need to allow the
components to cool before you attempt to remove them.
1 Loosen each screw to this position
2 Screw (x4)
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