Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Thermal Grease

e.Alignandplacetheheatsinkontopofthemicroprocessorintheretentionbracket,thermal
materialsidedown.
f.Pressfirmlyontheheatsink.
g.Rotatetheheatsinkretentionmodulereleaselevertotheclosedpositionandhookit
underneaththelocktab.
Heat sink
Heat sink
release lever
Figure82.Heatsinkretentionmodulereleaselever
Step11.Reinstalltheairbaffle(see“Replacingtheairbaffle”onpage99).
Step12.Installtheleft-sidecover(see“Replacingtheleft-sidecover”onpage99).
Step13.Slidetheserverintotherack.
Step14.Reconnectthepowercordsandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step15.Turnontheperipheraldevicesandtheserver.
Thermalgrease
Thethermalgreasemustbereplacedwhenevertheheatsinkhasbeenremovedfromthetopofthe
microprocessorandisgoingtobereusedorwhendebrisisfoundinthegrease.Usethisinformationto
replacedamagedorcontaminatedthermalgreaseonthemicroprocessorandheatsink.
Whenyouareinstallingtheheatsinkonthesamemicroprocessorthatitwasremovedfrom,makesure
thatthefollowingrequirementsaremet:
•Thethermalgreaseontheheatsinkandmicroprocessorisnotcontaminated.
•Additionalthermalgreaseisnotaddedtotheexistingthermalgreaseontheheatsinkandmicroprocessor.
Notes:
•Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagev
.
•Readthe“Installationguidelines”onpage29.
•Read“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage31.
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