Replacing The Processor; Procedure - Alienware Alpha R2 Service Manual

Replacing the processor

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
working inside your
the instructions in
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: If either the processor or the heat sink is replaced, use the
thermal grease provided in the kit to ensure that thermal conductivity is
achieved.

Procedure

1 Make sure that the release lever on the processor socket is fully extended and the
processor cover is fully open.
CAUTION: Position the processor correctly in the processor socket to
avoid permanent damage to the processor.
2 Align the pin-1 corner on the processor with the pin-1 corner on the processor
socket, and then place the processor in the processor socket.
CAUTION: Make sure that the processor-cover notch is positioned
underneath the alignment post.
3 When the processor is fully seated in the socket, close the processor cover.
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