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Removing a processor
1. Power off the server. For more information, see "Powering off the server."
2. Remove the server from the rack. For more information, see "Removing the server from a rack."
3. Remove the
access panel. For more information, see "Removing the access panel."
4. Remove the
chassis air baffle. For more information, see "Removing air baffles."
5. R
emove the processor heatsink:
a. Loosen the captive screws in the same sequence as shown by callouts 1 to 4 in Figure 140.
b. Lift the heatsi
nk slowly to remove it, as shown by callout 5 in Figure 140.
Figure 140
Removing a processor heatsink
6. Remove the processor retaining bracket from the heatsink:
a. Insert a flat-head tool (such as a flat-head screwdriver) into the notch marked with TIM
BREAKER to pry open the retaining bracket, as shown by callout 1 in Figure 141.
b. Press the fou
r clips in the four corners of the bracket to release the retaining bracket.
You must press the clip shown by callout 2 in Figure 146 and its cat
er-cornered clip outward,
and press the other two clips inward as shown by callout 3 in Figure 146.
c. Lift the retaini
ng bracket to remove it from the heatsink, as shown by callout 4 in Figure 141.