Disassembly
Removing and Installing a Processor 2 - 13
2.Disassembly
5. Carefully lift up the heat sink (Figure 9c) off the computer.
6. Turn the release latch towards the unlock symbol , to release the CPU (Figure 9d).
7. Carefully (it may be hot) lift the CPU up out of the socket (Figure 9e).
8. See page 2 - 14 for information on inserting a new CPU.
9. When re-inserting the CPU, pay careful attention to the pin alignment, it will fit only one way (DO NOT FORCE IT!).
Figure 9
Processor Removal
(cont’d)
c. Remove the heat sink.
d. Turn the release latch to
unlock the CPU.
e. Lift the CPU out of the
socket.