Chapter 7. Replacing hardware
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13. Lift the heat sink and fan assembly off the failing system board. Place
the heat sink on its side so that the thermal grease does not come in
contact with anything.
14. To remove the microprocessor from the system board, lift the small
handle and open the retainer
.
Important
Touch only the sides of the microprocessor. Do not touch the gold
contacts on the bottom.
15. Lift the microprocessor straight up and out of the socket.