Processor; Removing The Processor; Installing The Processor - Dell Vostro 3667 Owner's Manual

6 Install the:
a bezel
b cover
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Processor

Removing the processor

1 Follow the procedure in
2 Remove the:
a cover
b bezel
3 Open the front panel
4 Remove the heat sink
5 To remove the processor:
a Release the socket lever by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab on the processor shield [1].
b Lift the lever upward and lift the processor shield [2].
c Lift the processor out of the socket [3].
CAUTION:
careful not to bend the pins in the processor socket when removing the processor out of the socket.

Installing the processor

1 Align the processor with the socket keys.
CAUTION: Do not use force to seat the processor. When the processor is positioned correctly, it engages easily into
the socket.
2 Align the pin-1 indicator of the processor with the triangle on the socket.
3 Place the processor on the socket such that the slots on the processor align with the socket keys.
4 Close the processor shield by sliding it under the retention screw.
5 Lower the socket lever and push it under the tab to lock it.
6 Install the heat sink assembly.
7 Close the front panel door.
8 Install the:
a bezel
b cover
9 Follow the procedure in
20 Removing and installing components
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