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Separate the processor from carrier and heat sink
This task has instructions for separating a processor and its carrier from an assembled processor and heat
sink, known as a processor-heat-sink module (PHM). This procedure must be executed by a trained
technician.
About this task
Attention:
• Read "Installation Guidelines" on page 121 and "Safety inspection checklist" on page 122 to ensure that
you work safely.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
• Do not touch the processor contacts. Contaminants on the processor contacts, such as oil from your skin,
can cause connection failures.
• Do not allow the thermal grease on the processor or heat sink to come in contact with anything. Contact
with any surface can compromise the thermal grease, rendering it ineffective. Thermal grease can damage
components, such as the electrical connectors in the processor socket.
Important: Make sure you have the alcohol cleaning pad (part number 00MP352) available.
Note: The heat sink, processor, and processor carrier for your system might be different from those shown
in the illustrations.
Watch the procedure. A video of the installation and removal process is available:
• YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-BXei6L6c05osQVLt4w5XYx
• Youku:
https://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_59636529
Procedure
Step 1.
Remove the processor heat sink module, if one is installed. See "Remove a processor and heat
sink" on page 200.
Step 2.
Separate the processor from the heat sink and carrier.
a.
Lift the handle to release the processor from the carrier.
b.
Hold the processor by its edges; then, lift the processor from the heat sink and carrier.
c.
Without putting the processor down, wipe the thermal grease from the top of the processor
with an alcohol cleaning pad; then, place the processor on a static protective surface with the
processor-contact side up.
Note: Do not touch the contacts on the processor.
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