HP ProLiant SL170s - G6 Server, Maintenance And Service Manual

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3.
Lift the heatsink away from the system board.
Figure 13 Removing the heatsink
IMPORTANT: If the heatsink has been removed for any reason on a previously installed processor, it
is critical that you apply more thermal interface material to the integrated heat spreader on the
processor to ensure proper thermal bonding between the processor and the heatsink.
To remove a processor:
1.
Open the processor locking lever and the processor socket retaining bracket.
Figure 14 Opening the processor socket retaining bracket
2.
Using the processor removal tool, remove the processor from the system board:
a.
Line up the processor tool, ensuring the locking lever graphic on the tool is correctly oriented.
b.
Press in on the plastic tabs, and then place the tool on the processor.
c.
Release the tabs, and then carefully lift the processor and tool straight up.