10.Useacleaningpadtowipethethermalgreasefromtheheatsinkandthetopofthemicroprocessor.
Disposeofthecleaningpadafterallofthethermalgreaseisremoved.
11.Applyappropriateamountofthermalgreasetothetopofthemicroprocessorintheshapeofeithera
crossoracircleasshown.
Notes:
•Donottouchthethermalgrease.
•Keepthethermalgreaseoffthesystemboard.
Figure78.Applyingthethermalgreasetothetopofthemicroprocessor
12.Reinstallallpartsthatyouhaveremovedonebyoneinthereversesequenceasyouremovethem.See
“Removingandinstallinghardware”onpage48.
13.Connectallcablestothesystemboard.
14.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldsystemboard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Theoldsystemboardmustbereturnedwithamicroprocessorsocketcovertoprotectthepinsduring
shippingandhandling.Toinstallamicroprocessorsocketcoverontheoldsystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.Afteryouhaveremovedthemicroprocessorfromtheoldsystemboard,closethemicroprocessor
retainer,pressdownthehandle,andthenpushthehandleinwardtolocktheretainerintoposition.
2.Notetheorientationofthesocketcover,andinstallonesideofthesocketcoverintothemicroprocessor
socketasshown.Then,carefullypresstheothersideofthesocketcoverdownwarduntilitsnaps
intoposition.
Figure79.Installingthemicroprocessorsocketcover
3.Carefullycheckthefourcornersofthesocketcovertoensurethatthecoverisseatedsecurely.
Tocompletethepartsreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage95.
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