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Figure 42. Removing a heat sink
Next steps
If you are removing a faulty heat sink, replace the heat sink, if not, remove the processor.
Remove the AMD processor
Prerequisites
WARNING:
The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered off. Allow the heat sink
to cool before removing it.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3.
Remove the air
shroud.
4.
Remove the heat
sink.
CAUTION:
You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error displayed during the first instance of
powering on the system after the processor or system board replacement which is expected. To fix this, simply go to
setup option to configure the system settings.
Steps
1. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, loosen the screws to release the force plate. The sequence to loosen the screws is 3, 2, and 1.
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Installing and removing system components
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
system.
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