Supermicro X7DWA-N User Manual page 25

Installation and Removal of the Heatsink
1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the
heatsink or the CPU die-the required
amount has already been applied.
2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU
so that the four mounting holes are
aligned with those on the retention
mechanism.
3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the
#1 and the #2 screws) until just snug (-
do not over tighten the screws to avoid
possible damage to the CPU.)
4. Finish the installation by fully tighten-
ing all four screws.
To Remove the Heatsink
Warning:
moved. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow
!
the instructions 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 picture on the right.
2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic-
ture on the right and gently wriggle the
heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do
not use excessive force when wriggling
the heatsink!!)
3. Once the CPU is loosened, 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.
We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re-
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Chapter 2: Installation
CEK Passive Heatsink
Screw#1 Screw#2
Screw#1
Screw#2