Supermicro X6DVL-iG2 User Manual page 24

X6DVL-INF/X6DVL-iG2 User's Manual
To Un-install the Heatsink
(Caution!
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. CPU Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed
Warning!
!
installing the CPU. If the lever is only partly raised, damage to the
socket or CPU may result.
Lever
Triangle
We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink
Make sure you lift the lever completely when
Empty socket
2-4
Processor
(installed)
Triangle