Installing The Processor - Dell OptiPlex 755 User Manual

NOTICE:
Unless a new heat sink is required for the new processor, reuse the original heat sink assembly when
you replace the processor.
5 Open the processor cover by sliding the release lever from under the center cover latch on the socket.
Then, pull the lever back to release the processor.
NOTICE:
When replacing the processor, do not touch any of the pins inside the socket or allow any objects to fall
on the pins in the socket.
1 center cover latch
4 socket
6 Gently remove the processor from the socket.
Leave the release lever extended in the release position so that the socket is ready for the new
processor.

Installing the Processor

NOTICE:
Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the computer.
NOTICE:
When replacing the processor, do not touch any of the pins inside the socket or allow any objects to fall
on the pins in the socket.
1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 21.
2 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 27).
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