Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation And Service Manual page 192

Steps
1. Place the DLC module with the processor side facing up.
2. Using your thumb, lift the thermal interface material (TIM) break lever to release the processor from the TIM and retaining
clip.
3. Holding the processor by the edges, lift the processor away from the retaining clip.
NOTE: Ensure to hold the retaining clip to the heat sink as you lift the TIM break lever.
Figure 148. Lift up the TIM break lever
NOTE: Ensure to return the TIM break lever back to original position.
4. Using your thumb and index finger, first hold the retaining clip release tab at the pin 1 connector, pull out the tip of the
retaining clip release tab, and then lift the retaining clip partially from the DLC module.
5. Repeat the procedure at the remaining three corners of the retaining clip.
6. After all the corners are released from the DLC module, lift the retaining clip from the pin 1 corner of the DLC module.
192 Installing and removing system components