Installing An Upgrade Processor - IBM Aptiva Handbook

Installing an upgrade processor

Instructions for removing your old processor are given
in this section. Instructions for installing an upgrade
processor should come packaged with the processor.
To remove the old processor:
The heat sink retaining clip is under tension and
Warning!
may disengage suddenly if not held while being
removed.
1.
Remove the heatsink retaining clip by pressing the
release tab (square end) of the clip. If pressing the
tab does not release the clip, press the tab while
using the tip of a thin bladed screwdriver or other
similar object to gently push out the leg that is
hooked on the catch underneath the tab. Take
extreme care not to push the leg too hard, or you
might accidentally damage surrounding parts.
2.
Remove the heatsink by lifting it straight up.
If the heatsink is permanently cemented to the
processor, you should remove both the heatsink
note:
and the processor after you lift the handle in
step 3.
3.
Unlatch the handle on the side of the processor
socket and lift it all the way up.
4.
Lift the processor out of the processor socket.
notch
5.
Install the new processor by following the
instructions that came with it.
Installing an upgrade processor
heat
sink
retaining clip
processor
processor
socket
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