HP Compaq Presario CQ71 Maintenance And Service Manual page 90

3. Remove the heat sink (2). The heat sink bracket (3) is built into the system board.
NOTE:
processor each time the heat sink is removed. Thermal paste is applied to the fan/heat sink
assembly to correspond with components on the system board as follows: the processor (1), and
the Northbridge chip (2). Thermal pads and thermal paste are included with all heat sink, system
board, and processor spare part kits.
Reverse this procedure to install the fan/heat sink assembly.
Remove the discrete heat sink:
1. Turn the system board upside down.
2. Loosen the 5 Phillips PM2.0×5.0 captive screws (1) that secure the heat sink to the system board.
NOTE:
assembly and system board components, it may be necessary to move the heat sink assembly
from side to side to detach the assembly.
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The thermal material must be thoroughly cleaned from the surfaces of the heat sink and
Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal material located between the heat sink