Replacing The Heat Sinks - Lenovo ideacentre 610S Hardware Maintenance Manual

6. Remove the system board shield and the storage drive board shield. See "Replacing the system board
shield and the storage drive board shield" on page 31.
7. Remove the system board. See "Replacing the system board" on page 40.
8. Turn over the system board, and then remove the microprocessor as shown.
Notes:
• Your microprocessor and socket might look different from the one illustrated.
• Touch only the edges of the microprocessor. Do not touch the gold contacts on the bottom.
• Do not touch the thermal grease while handling the microprocessor.
• Do not drop anything onto the microprocessor socket while it is exposed. The socket pins must be
kept as clean as possible.
Figure 30. Removing the microprocessor
9. Install the new microprocessor.
10. Reinstall the system board.
11. Reinstall the storage drive board shield and the system board shield. See "Replacing the system board
shield and the storage drive board shield" on page 31.
12. Reinstall the wireless card. See "Replacing the wireless card" on page 30.
13. Reinstall the power button board. See "Replacing the power button board" on page 30.
14. Reinstall the I/O board shield. See "Replacing the I/O board shield" on page 26.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 47.

Replacing the heat sinks

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Read this first: Important safety information" on page 1 .
CAUTION:
The heat sinks might be very hot. Before you open the computer covers, turn off the computer and
wait several minutes until the computer is cool.
To replace the heat sinks, do the following:
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