In this video, we show how to replace a processor and heat sink module in a PowerEdge XE9785. Before working inside your system, read through and follow safety guidelines to protect your system from potential damage and ensure your personal safety.
For more information about safety guidelines, see the Service Manual at: Dell.com/Support Before you begin, slide out or remove the sled. Remove the HPM sled cover, air shroud, cooling fans and fan gantry. To remove the heatsink, loosen the screws in reverse numerical order starting with six. Four. Three. Two. And then one.
With the screws loosened, lift up on the heatsink and remove it from the system. Loosen the screw holding the retention frame in place. Then lift that up. Lift up on the rail frame. And slide the processor out of the frame. To install a processor, align the processor with the rail frame and slide it all the way in.
Then lower the rail frame until it clicks into place. Lower the retention frame and screw that down. Apply a spiral of thermal paste to the processor. Followed by aligning and lowering the heatsink into place.
To secure the heatsink, screw it down in numerical order, this time starting with one. Two. Three. Four. Five. And six. For more information or support about the PowerEdge XE9785, visit Dell.com/Support.
