Removal and replacement procedures
Maintenance and Service Guide
4–31
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The thermal material must be thoroughly cleaned from the surfaces of the heat sink and the system board each time
the heat sink is removed:
■
Thermal paste is used on the processor
1
and the heat sink section
2
that services it.
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Thermal pads are used on the Northbridge chip
3
and the heat sink section
4
that services it.
Replacement thermal material is included with all system board, heat sink, and processor spare part kits.
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When replacing the heat sink, be sure to remove the fan from the defective heat sink and install it on the
replacement heat sink. See
“Fan” on page 4-32
for fan removal instructions.
Reverse this procedure to install the heat sink.
