Lenovo ThinkCentre 7258 User Manual page 101

5. Lift the heat sink and fan assembly off the failing system board. Place the heat
sink on its side so that the thermal grease does not come in contact with
anything.
6. To remove the microprocessor 2 from the system board, lift the small handle
3 and open the retainer 1 .
Important
Touch only the sides of the microprocessor. Do not touch the gold
contacts on the bottom.
7. Lift the microprocessor straight up and out of the socket.
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