•Donottouchthethermalgreaseonthebottomoftheheatsinkafteryouremovetheplastic
cover.Touchingthethermalgreasewillcontaminateit.See“Thermalgrease”onpage79
formoreinformation.
Figure66.Thermalgrease
a.Removetheplasticprotectivecoverfromthebottomoftheheatsink.
b.Positiontheheatsinkoverthemicroprocessor.Theheatsinkiskeyedtoassistwithproper
alignment.
Figure67.Heatsinkinstallation
c.Alignandplacetheheatsinkontopofthemicroprocessorintheretentionbracket,thermal
materialsidedown.
d.Pressfirmlyontheheatsink.
e.Rotatetheheatsinkretentionmodulereleaselevertotheclosedpositionandhookit
underneaththelocktab.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstallorremove,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingtheinstallation”
onpage94.
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