4.
Remove the cooling shroud.
1.
Use a clean, lint-free cloth to remove any thermal grease from the surface of the processor shield.
CAUTION: The processor is held in its socket under strong pressure. The release lever can
spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped.
2.
Position your thumb firmly over the socket-release lever1 and lever 2 of the processor and release
both the levers simultaneously from the locked position by pushing down and out from under the
tab.
Figure 32. Processor shield opening and closing lever sequence
1.
socket-release lever 1
2. processor
3. socket-release lever 2
3.
Hold the tab on the processor shield and rotate the shield upward and out of the way.
4.
Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the release lever up so that the socket is ready for the
new processor.
CAUTION: If you are permanently removing a processor, you must install a socket protective
cap and a processor/DIMM blank in the vacant socket to ensure proper system cooling. The
processor/DIMM blank covers the vacant sockets for the DIMMs and the processor.
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