Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Removing a Heat Sink

Step4.Useacleanareaofthecleaningpadtowipethethermalgreasefromthemicroprocessor;then,
disposeofthecleaningpadafterallofthethermalgreaseisremoved.
Microprocessor
0.02 mL of thermal
grease
Figure212.9uniformlyspaceddotsonthetopofthemicroprocessor
Step5.Usethethermal-greasesyringetoplace9uniformlyspaceddotsof0.02mLeachonthetopof
themicroprocessor.Theoutermostdotsmustbewithinapproximately5mmoftheedgeofthe
microprocessor.Thisistoensureuniformdistributionofthegrease.
Figure213.Thermal-greasesyringe
Note:0.01mLisonetickmarkonthesyringe.Ifthegreaseisproperlyapplied,approximatelyhalf
(0.22mL)ofthegreasewillremaininthesyringe.
Step6.Installtheheatsinkontothemicroprocessorasdescribedin“Installingamicroprocessorand
heatsink”onpage276
.
Removingaheatsink
Usethisinformationtoremoveaheatsinkretentionmodule.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage29.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toremoveaheatsinkretentionmodule,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullyturntheserveronitssidesothatitislyingflat,withthecoverfacingup.
Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage182).
Step3.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
Step4.Rotatetheheatsinkreleaselevertothefullyopenposition.
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