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Dell EMC PowerEdge R6415 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing a heat sink

Prerequisites

  • 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.
  • 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.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system .
  3. Remove the air shroud. For more information, see Removing the air shroud .

Steps

  1. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, loosen the captive screw 4 on the heat sink. Allow some time (approximately 30 seconds) for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.
    • NOTE: The captive screw numbers are marked on the heat sink.
  2. Loosen the captive screw 3 that is diagonally opposite to the screw 4.
  3. Repeat the procedure for the remaining two captive screws 2 and 1.
  4. Loosen all the captive screws in the sequence 4, 3, 2, 1 and lift the heat sink away from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing a heat sink This image shows removing a heat sink

Next steps

Install the heat sink. For more information, see Installing the heat sink .

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