Removing The Heatsink - Supermicro X10DRi User Manual

X10DRi/X10DRi-T Motherboard User's Manual

Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However,
if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall
the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.
1. Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as
shown in the illustration below.
2. Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wriggling the heatsink!)
3. Once the CPU is loosened from the socket, remove the CPU from the CPU
socket.
4. Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink, Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before
reinstalling the CPU and the heatsink.
Loosen screws
in the sequence
as shown.
Notes: 1. For optimized airflow, please follow your chassis airflow direc-
tion to properly install the heatsink. 2. Graphics shown in this manual are
for reference only. They may or may not look the same as the components
installed in your system.
Screw#1
Motherboard
Screw#4
Screw#3
2-12
Direction of
the airflow
Screw#2