Dell OptiPlex Gxi - Manual (Page 83)

Microprocessor Removal: OptiPlex GXi
Microprocessor Removal | New Microprocessor and Heat Sink Assembly
Microprocessor Removal
1. Unlatch and rotate the power supply up until it locks.
2. Remove the microprocessor securing clip from the microprocessor/heat sink assembly.
Press down on the folded part of the clip with a small screwdriver to release the clip.
3. Push outward and then upward on the microprocessor-socket release lever to rotate the lever to its fully vertical position.
4. Lift the microprocessor/heat sink assembly out of its socket.
New Microprocessor and Heat Sink Assembly
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If the heat sink and microprocessor are separate, look at the bottom side of the heat sink, and peel the thermal-pad protective cover off before attaching the heat sink
to the microprocessor.
To install the replacement microprocessor/heat sink assembly, ensure that the microprocessor-socket release lever is in its fully vertical position to allow the
microprocessor pins to easily slip into the socket. When the microprocessor/ heat sink assembly is in place, rotate the microprocessor-socket release lever to its
horizontal position. Hook the microprocessor securing clip over the socket tab nearest the right side of the system board, and then snap it over the tab on the opposite
side of the socket.
WARNING: The microprocessor/heat sink assembly can get extremely hot during system operations. Be sure the assembly has
had sufficient time to cool before touching it.
NOTE: Pin 1 on the microprocessor is located on the corner with the largest bevel. The pin-1 hole in the microprocessor socket is located on the
corner where the holes are in a diagonal pattern.