IBM xSeries 346 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual page 55

socket and carefully press the microprocessor into the socket.
Alignment marks
Microprocessor
socket 2
Microprocessor
socket 1
e. Carefully close the locking lever to secure the microprocessor in the socket.
8. Install a heat sink on the microprocessor.
Attention:
v Do not set down the heat sink after you remove the plastic cover.
v Do not touch the thermal grease on the bottom of the heat sink or set down
the heat sink. Touching the thermal grease will contaminate it. For details,
see the information about thermal grease on page 41.
a. Remove the plastic protective cover from the bottom of the heat sink.
b. Make sure that the heat-sink lever is in the open position.
Microprocessor 2
Thermal grease
Heat sink
Microprocessor 1
Lock tab
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