Step 4-Installing The Processor Heatsink - HP Xw6600 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Installation Manual

Step 4—Installing the processor heatsink
CAUTION:
the thermal interface must be cleaned off with alcohol and replaced with a new thermal interface. Failure
to do so will overheat the processor.
CAUTION:
heatsink attached. Damage to the processor or the processor socket might result.
Installing the processor heatsink in the HP
1. Remove and discard the thermal grease protective liner from the underside of the new heatsink,
and then set the heatsink over the processor.
NOTE:
2. To install the heatsink:
a. Align the heatsink mounting posts with their respective threaded mounting holes on the system
board
the rear of the chassis.
b. Connect the heatsink electrical receptacle to the second processor heatsink fan connector on
the system board
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3. To tighten the screws:
a. Use a Torx screwdriver to tighten the heatsink mounting screws.
b. Partially tighten the four heatsink screws so that the heatsink body remains level.
c. Fully tighten one pair of diagonally opposite screws
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If the heatsink must be removed for any reason after the system has been powered up,
After installing the processor in the socket, do not power up the workstation without the
Do not touch the exposed thermal grease when handling the processor heatsink.
. The fan must face toward the front of the workstation. The fins on the fan face toward
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Installing the heatsink in HP
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