Disassembly
2 - 12 Removing and Installing a Processor
2.Disassembly
4. Carefully lift up the heat sink (Figure 8c) off the computer.
5. Turn the release latch towards the unlock symbol , to release the CPU (Figure 8d).
6. Carefully (it may be hot) lift the CPU up out of the socket (Figure 8e).
7. See page 2 - 13 for information on inserting a new CPU.
8. When re-inserting the CPU, pay careful attention to the pin alignment, it will fit only one way (DO NOT FORCE IT!).
Figure 8
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.
Caution
The heat sink, and CPU
area in general, contains
parts which are subject to
high temperatures. Allow
the area time to cool be-
fore removing these parts.