RX200 S8
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual 229
Processors
Figure 160: Closing socket release lever 1
Ê Close the socket release lever marked Open 1st (1) and latch it under the 
load plate retention tab (2).
11.3.5 Applying the thermal paste to the processor 
surface
I – For the Japanese market, the service engineer must follow the 
instruction provided separately.
– If the processor replacement kit contains a new heat sink, a thin layer 
of thermal compound has already been pre-applied to its lower 
surface. In this case, please proceed with section "Installing the heat 
sink" on page 231.