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Figure 78. Installing a heat sink
Next steps
1. If removed,
install the air
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
Installing the liquid cooling heat sink modules
Prerequisites
Never uninstall the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to replace the processor or system board. The heat sink is
necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3. Remove the
system
cover.
4. Remove the
air
shroud.
5. Remove
riser 3 or liquid cooling riser
6. If installed, remove the processor dust cover.
7. For new heat sinks, refer to
Steps
1. Align the screws on the liquid cooling heat sink modules with the standoff screws on the system board. Ensure that the liquid
cooling tubes and liquid detection cable are placed towards the rear of the chassis. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, tighten
the captive screws in the order that is mentioned below:
NOTE:
The A1 extrusion on the L-type heat sink should face towards the system side.
a. Partially tighten the captive screws 1 and 2 (approximately 3 turns).
b. Partially tighten the captive screws 3 and 4 (approximately 3 turns).
c. Tighten the captive screws 1 and 2 completely.
d. Tighten the captive screws 3 and 4 completely.
2. Ensure that the liquid cooling tubes leading towards the front of the chassis is placed between the DIMM slots and the
J_SL connectors. And the tubes leading towards the rear of the chassis are placed in between the DIMM slots and the relay
components.
shroud.
After working inside your
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
3.
Installing the heat sink
system.
system.
step 1 and 2 for applying the thermal grease.
Installing and removing system components
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