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X6DVL-G/X6DVL-EG User's Manual
Figure 2-1. CPU Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed
Lever
Processor
(installed)
Triangle
Triangle
Empty socket
Warning!
Make
sure you lift the le-
ver completely when
installing the CPU. If
the lever is only partly
raised, damage to the
socket or CPU may
result.
!
1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in the sequence as
show
in the second picture on the right.
2. Hold the heatsink as show
in the pic-
ture on the right and gently wriggle the
heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do
not use excessive force when wriggling the
heatsink!!)
3. Once the CPU is loosened from the
heatsink, remove the heatsink from the
CPU socket.
4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of thermal
grease on the surface before you re-install
the CPU and the heatsink.
