Lenovo System x3650 M5 - Thermal Grease

Heat sink
release lever
Heat sink
Figure261.Heatsinkretentionmodulereleaselever
Step12.Reinstalltheairbaffle(see“Replacingtheairbaffle”onpage153).
Step13.Installthetopcover(see“Replacingthetopcover”onpage151).
Step14.Slidetheserverintotherack.
Step15.Reconnectthepowercordsandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step16.Turnontheperipheraldevicesandtheserver.
Thermalgrease
Thethermalgreasemustbereplacedwhenevertheheatsinkhasbeenremovedfromthetopofthe
microprocessorandisgoingtobereusedorwhendebrisisfoundinthegrease.Usethisinformationto
replacedamagedorcontaminatedthermalgreaseonthemicroprocessorandheatsink.
Whenyouareinstallingtheheatsinkonthesamemicroprocessorthatitwasremovedfrom,makesure
thatthefollowingrequirementsaremet:
•Thethermalgreaseontheheatsinkandmicroprocessorisnotcontaminated.
•Additionalthermalgreaseisnotaddedtotheexistingthermalgreaseontheheatsinkandmicroprocessor.
Notes:
•Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagev
.
•Readthe“Installationguidelines”onpage297.
•Read“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage299.
Toreplacedamagedorcontaminatedthermalgreaseonthemicroprocessorandheatsink,completethe
followingsteps:
Step1.Placetheheatsinkonacleanworksurface.
Step2.Removethecleaningpadfromitspackageandunfolditcompletely.
Step3.Usethecleaningpadtowipethethermalgreasefromthebottomoftheheatsink.
Note:Makesurethatallofthethermalgreaseisremoved.
Chapter5.Installing,removing,andreplacingcomponents289