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NOTICE: If you are installing a processor upgrade kit from Dell, remove the heat sink assembly from
the shroud and discard the original heat sink. If you are not installing a processor upgrade kit from Dell,
reuse the original heat sink when you install your new processor.
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Open the processor cover by sliding the release lever from under the center cover latch on the
socket. Then, pull the lever back to release the processor.
NOTICE: When replacing the processor, do not touch any of the pins inside the socket or allow any
objects to fall on the pins in the socket.
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Gently remove the processor from the socket.
Leave the release lever extended in the release position so that the socket is ready for the new
processor.
Installing the Processor
NOTICE: Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the computer.
1 center cover latch
2 processor cover
3 processor
4 socket
5 release lever
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