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Figure 7-39 Removing a processor heatsink
8. Remove the processor retaining bracket from the heatsink, as shown in Figure 7-40:
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.
b. Press the four clips in the four corners of the bracket to release the retaining bracket.
You must press the clip shown by callout 2 and its cater-cornered clip outward, and press
the other two clips inward as shown by callout 3.
NOTE:
Callouts 2 and 3 show the upside-down views of the retaining bracket and the heatsink.
c. Lift the retaining bracket to remove it from the heatsink, as shown by callout 4.
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