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11. Place the heatsink on a flat work surface with its contact side facing up.
12. Use an alcohol wipe to remove the existing thermal grease from the heatsink and processor.
Allow the alcohol to evaporate before continuing.
13. Install the high performance heatsink:
CAUTION: To prevent mechanical damage or depositing oil on your hands or other contaminants to the heatsink contact
CAUTION:
surface, hold the heatsink only by the edge of its base plate. Do not touch the heatsink fins.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
To prevent thermal failure or component damage, do not move the heatsink once the bottom of its base plate touches
the top of the processor. Excessive heatsink movement can cause the thermal grease to smear and become uneven.
Voids in the compound can adversely impact the transfer of heat away from the processor.
a. When using a torque wrench to tighten the heatsink screws, set a torque between 1.24 N-m (11 lbf-in) to 1.47 N-m (13 lbf-in) .
b. Note the Front of server
Front of server text on the heatsink label to correctly orient the heatsink over the processor socket.
c. Position the heatsink on top of the processor, ensuring that it is properly seated before securing the screws.
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