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Dell PowerEdge R730xd Owner's Manual

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Removing a heat sink

Prerequisites

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.
WARNING: The heat sink is hot to touch. Allow the heat sink to cool for some time after powering down the system.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. If installed, remove the full-length PCIe card(s).
  4. Remove the cooling shroud.
  5. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.

Steps

  1. Loosen one of the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board.
    Allow some time (approximately 30 seconds) for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.
  2. Remove the screw diagonally opposite to the screw that you first removed.
  3. Repeat step 1 and 2 for removing the remaining two screws.
  4. Remove the heat sink.
    Figure 1. Removing a heat sink
    This figure shows removing the processor heat sink.
    1. retention screw (4)
    2. heat sink
    3. processor shield
    4. retention screw slot (4)

Next steps

  1. Replace the heat sink(s) and processor(s).
  2. Replace the processor and heat sink.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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