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Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the heat sink

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the air shroud.
NOTE The heat sink and processor are too hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the heat sink and processor to cool down before handling them.

Steps

  1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the screws on the heat sink in the order that is mentioned below:
    1. Loosen the first screw three turns.
    2. Loosen the screw diagonally opposite to the screw you loosened.
  2. Repeat the procedure for the remaining two screws.
  3. Return to the first screw to loosen it.
  4. Lift the heat sink from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing the heat sink

    This image shows how to remove the heat sink.

Next steps

  1. If you are removing a faulty heat sink, replace the heat sink, if not, remove the processor.

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