Heatsink

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the processor and system board, only authorized personnel should attempt to replace or install the processor in this node .
CAUTION: To prevent possible node malfunction and damage to the equipment, multiprocessor configurations must contain processors with the same part number.
CAUTION: The heatsink thermal interface media is not reusable and must be replaced if the heatsink is removed from the processor after it has been installed.
IMPORTANT: Processor socket 1 must be populated at all times or the node does not function.
  1. Power down the node.
  2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the node .
  3. Remove the node from the chassis.
  4. Place the node on a flat, level surface.
  5. In a 2U node, do one of the following:
  6. Remove the air baffle.
  7. Remove the heatsink.
    Removing the heatsink

To replace the component:

  1. Clean the old thermal grease from the processor with the alcohol swab. Allow the alcohol to evaporate before continuing.
  2. Remove the thermal interface protective cover from the heatsink.
    Removing the thermal interface media protective cover
    CAUTION: Heatsink retaining screws should be tightened in diagonally opposite pairs (in an "X" pattern).
  3. Install the heatsink:
    1. Position the heatsink on the processor backplate.
    2. Tighten one pair of diagonally opposite screws halfway, and then tighten the other pair of screws.
    3. Finish the installation by completely tightening the screws in the same sequence.
      Installing the heatsink
  4. Install the air baffle.
  5. Install any removed PCI riser cage assemblies.
  6. Install the node into the chassis.
  7. Connect all peripheral cables to the node .
  8. Power up the node .