Supero 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
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 second
picture on the right.
2. Hold the heatsink as show in the
picture 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 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
result.
CPU Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed
Lever
Triangle
Triangle
2-4
Empty socket
Processor
(installed)