Supermicro X10SRM-F - Removing the Heatsink

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Chapter 2: Installation
Removing the Heatsink
Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you
do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink
to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.
1. Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the
illustration below.
2. Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. Do not use excessive force when
wriggling the heatsink!
3. Once the CPU is loosened from the socket, remove the CPU from the CPU socket.
4. Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink,
Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling the CPU
and the heatsink.
Notes: 1. For optimized airow, please follow your chassis airow direction to properly
install the heatsink. 2. Graphics shown in this manual are for reference only. They may
or may not look the same as the components installed in your system.
Loosen screws
in the sequence
as shown.
Screw#2
Motherboard
Screw#1
Screw#3
Screw#4
Direction of
the airow