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Upgrading the CPU
This section includes instructions for removing and installing a CPU.
To remove a CPU with heatsink
Before installing a new CPU in a socket, remove first any previously
installed CPU from that socket.
Important: Before removing a CPU from the mainboard, make
sure to create a backup file of all important data.
1
Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation procedures
described on page 40.
2
Locate the CPU socket on the mainboard.
3
To remove the CPU and Heatsink assembly, follow the steps below:
a
Locate the CPU FAN connector on the Mainboard and unplug the fan
before continuing.
b
Release (1) and remove (2) the locking levers that secure the Heatsink
assembly to the mainboard.
c
Remove the heatsink.
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