Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual page 97

Figure 42. Applying thermal grease on the top of the processor
1. processor
3. thermal grease syringe
3. Place the heat sink onto the processor.
NOTE: Ensure that the arrow on the heat sink is facing the back of the chassis.
4. Tighten one of the four screws to secure the heat sink to the system board.
5. Tighten the screw diagonally opposite to the first screw you tightened.
NOTE: Do not overtighten the heat sink retention screws when installing the heat sink. To
prevent overtightening, tighten the retention screw until resistance is felt. The screw tension
must not be more than 6 in-lb (6.9 kg-cm).
6. Repeat the procedure for the remaining two screws.
Next steps
1. Install the cooling shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. While booting, press F2 to enter System Setup and check that the processor information matches
the new system configuration.
4. Run the system diagnostics to verify that the new processor operates correctly.
Related Tasks
Removing the cooling shroud
Installing the processor
After working inside your
2. thermal grease
system.
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