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Chapter 2: Installation
2-5
Removing the Heatsink
Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re-
moved. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow
the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to
the CPU or other components.
Unplug the power cord from the 1.
power supply.
Disconnect the heatsink fan 2.
wires from the CPU fan header.
Using a screwdriver, loosen and 3.
remove the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in the se-
quence as show in the picture
on the right.
Hold the heatsink as shown 4.
in the picture on the right and
gently wriggle the heatsink to
loosen it from the CPU. (Do not
use excessive force when wrig-
gling the heatsink.)
Once the heatsink is loosened, 5.
remove it from the CPU socket.
To reinstall the CPU and the 6.
heatsink, clean the surface of
the CPU and the heatsink to get
rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of
thermal grease on the surface
before reinstalling them on the
motherboard.
Using a screwdriver to
remove Screw#1
Remove Screw#2