CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to remove the processor. The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
WARNING: The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the heat sink to cool before removing it.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
Remove the system cover.
Remove the sled from the enclosure.
Remove the air shroud.
Keep the flat blade screw driver ready.
Removing the fabric processor from the processor heat sink module:
Place the heat sink with the processor side facing up.
Insert the flat blade screw driver into the slot and twist the screw driver to break the seal created by the thermal paste.
NOTE: A yellow label on the heat sink marks the location of the screw driver insertion point.
Push the retaining clips on the processor bracket to unlock the bracket from the heat sink.
Lift the bracket and the processor away from the heat sink, and place the processor side down on the processor tray.
Flex the outer edges of the bracket close to the fabric connector to release the bracket from the processor.
Installing the fabric processor into the processor heat sink module:
Ensure that the processor is in the CPU tray.
NOTE: Ensure that pin 1 indicator on the CPU tray is aligned with the pin 1 indicator on the processor.
Flex the outer edges of the bracket around the processor, close to the fabric connector, ensuring that the processor is locked into the clips on the bracket.
Press the other end of the bracket to ensure that the clip is locked on to the processor.
NOTE: Ensure that pin 1 indicator on the bracket is aligned with the pin 1 indicator on the processor before placing the bracket on the processor.
If you are using an existing heat sink, remove the thermal grease from the heat sink by using a clean lint-free cloth.
Use the thermal grease syringe included with your processor kit to apply the grease in a spiral quadrilateral design on the top of the processor.
CAUTION: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the processor socket.
NOTE: The thermal grease syringe is intended for single use only. Dispose of the syringe after you use it.
Place the heat sink on the processor and push down until the bracket locks onto the heat sink.
Install the processor and heat sink module.
Install the air shroud.
Install the sled into the enclosure.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section:
Install the system cover.
If applicable, install the system into the rack.
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.
