Thermal grease, Thermal, Grease – Lenovo 3797 User Manual

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c.

If

the

new

heat

sink

did

not

come

with

thermal

grease,

apply

thermal

grease

on

the

microprocessor

before

you

install

the

heat

sink

(see

“Thermal

grease”).

d.

Align

the

heat

sink

above

the

microprocessor

with

the

thermal

grease

side

down.

e.

Slide

the

flange

of

the

heat

sink

into

the

opening

in

the

retainer

bracket.

f.

Press

down

firmly

on

the

heat

sink

until

it

is

seated

securely.

g.

Rotate

the

heat-sink

release

lever

to

the

closed

position

and

hook

it

underneath

the

lock

tab.

6.

Replace

the

components

that

you

removed

in

“Removing

a

microprocessor

and

heat

sink”

on

page

92:

v

Microprocessor

1:

DIMM

air

baffle

and

PCI

riser-card

assembly

1

(see

“Installing

the

DIMM

air

baffle”

on

page

53

and

“Installing

a

PCI

riser-card

assembly”

on

page

43)

v

Microprocessor

2:

Microprocessor

2

air

baffle

and

PCI

riser-card

assembly

2

(see

“Installing

the

microprocessor

2

air

baffle”

on

page

51

and

“Installing

a

PCI

riser-card

assembly”

on

page

43).

7.

Install

the

cover

(see

“Completing

the

installation”

on

page

100).

8.

Slide

the

server

into

the

rack.

9.

Reconnect

the

external

cables;

then,

reconnect

the

power

cords

and

turn

on

the

peripheral

devices

and

the

server.

Thermal

grease

The

thermal

grease

must

be

replaced

whenever

the

heat

sink

has

been

removed

from

the

top

of

the

microprocessor

and

is

going

to

be

reused

or

when

debris

is

found

in

the

grease.

To

replace

damaged

or

contaminated

thermal

grease

on

the

microprocessor

and

heat

exchanger,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Place

the

heat-sink

assembly

on

a

clean

work

surface.

2.

Remove

the

cleaning

pad

from

its

package

and

unfold

it

completely.

3.

Use

the

cleaning

pad

to

wipe

the

thermal

grease

from

the

bottom

of

the

heat

exchanger.

Note:

Make

sure

that

all

of

the

thermal

grease

is

removed.

4.

Use

a

clean

area

of

the

cleaning

pad

to

wipe

the

thermal

grease

from

the

microprocessor;

then,

dispose

of

the

cleaning

pad

after

all

of

the

thermal

grease

is

removed.

5.

Use

the

thermal-grease

syringe

to

place

nine

uniformly

spaced

dots

of

0.02

mL

1

each

on

the

top

of

the

microprocessor

2 .

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ThinkServer

RD220

Types

3729,

3779,

3797,

and

3798:

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and

User

Guide

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