HP xw9300 Service And Technical Reference Manual page 117

4. Disconnect the CPU heatsink cable
5. Rotate the latch lever away
WARNING! The latch lever is spring loaded and could cause injury. Use caution when rotating the latch
lever away from the system board.
6. On the opposite side where the lever is placed, press down on the metal clamp
until the tab releases from the processor retention frame.
7. When the metal clamp releases from the processor retention frame, gently twist
left and right about ¼ inch in each direction to break the thermal grease seal between the CPU
heatsink and the processor.
1 from the system board.
2
from the system board.
1 (illustration below)
2 the CPU heatsink
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