Supermicro X6DVL-EG2 User Manual page 24

X6DVL-EG2 User's Manual
To Un-install the Heatsink
(Caution!
We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed.
However, if you do need to un-install the heatsink, please follow the instruc-
tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the
CPU socket. )
1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink
screws from the motherboard in the
sequence as show in the second pic-
ture on the right.
2. Hold the heatsink as show in the pic-
ture on the right and gently wriggle the
heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do
not use excessive force when wrig-
gling the heatsink!!)
3. Once the CPU is loosened from the
heatsink, remove the heatsink from the
CPU socket.
4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink to get rid of the old thermal
grease. Reapply the proper amount of
thermal grease on the surface before
you re-install the CPU and the heatsink.
Figure 2-1.
!
Warning!
Make
sure you lift the
lever completely
when installing the
CPU. If the lever is
only partly raised,
damage to the
socket or CPU may
occur.
CPU Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed
Lever
Triangle
Triangle
2-4
Empty socket
Processor
(installed)