CAUTION
: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the
processor socket.
NOTE
: The thermal grease syringe is intended for single use only. Dispose of the syringe after you use it.
3 Orient the heat sink with the screw holes on the processor plate. The captive screws on the heat sink should align with the screw
holes on the pr
ocessor plate.
4 Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, tighten the captive screw 1 to secure the heat sink to the system board.
NOTE
: The captive screw numbers are marked on the heat sink.
5 Tighten the captive screw 2 that is diagonally opposite to the screw 1.
6 Repeat the procedure for the remaining captive screws 3 and 4.
7 Tighten all the captive screws in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4.
Figure 72. Installing the heat sink
Next steps
1 Install the air shroud.
2 If removed, install the mid drive tray.
3 If removed, install the expansion cards
.
Installing and removing system components 117