HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 Maintenance And Service Manual page 55

Loosen one pair of diagonally opposite screws halfway, and then loosen the other pair of screws.
a.
Completely loosen all screws in the same sequence.
b.
Remove the heatsink from the processor backplate.
c.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the processor, do not touch the bottom of the processor,
especially the contact area.
Open the processor locking lever, and then open the processor retaining bracket.
7.
Grasp the processor by the edges, and then lift it out of the socket.
8.
Remove all DIMMs ("DIMMs" on page 49).
9.
If installed, remove the expansion board
10.
("Expansion board" on page 48).
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