Figure 34: Removing the CPU/Heatsink Assembly
CPU socket on motherboard4Heatsink1
T-30 Torx driver5Heatsink captive nuts (two on each side)2
-CPU carrier (below heatsink in this view)3
Step 4 Separate the heatsink from the CPU assembly (the CPU assembly includes the CPU and the plastic CPU carrier):
a) Place the heatsink with CPU assembly so that it is oriented upside-down as shown in the following figure.
Note the thermal-interface material (TIM) breaker location. TIM BREAKER is stamped on the CPU carrier next
to a small slot.
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Maintaining the Server
Replacing a CPU and Heatsink