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.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove the power cord to remove power from the server. Pressing the Power On/Standby button does not shut off system power completely. Portions of the power supply and some internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.

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.

To remove the component:

1. Remove all power:
   1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
   2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
2. Remove the processor memory drawer shipping screws.
3. Remove the processor memory drawer.
4. Remove the processor memory drawer cover.
5. Remove the heatsink.

   

To replace the component:

1. Remove the thermal interface protective cover from the heatsink.

   

   CAUTION: To prevent the heatsink from tilting to one side during installation and removal procedures, use a diagonally opposite pattern (an “X” pattern) when loosening and tightening the two spring-loaded screws. To prevent the screws from breaking off, do not over-tighten the screws. A maximum torque of 0.45 N m (4 in-Ib) is set for the system.

2. Install the heatsink.

   

3. Install the processor memory drawer cover.
4. Install the processor memory drawer.
5. Connect each power cord to the server.
6. Connect each power cord to the power source.
7. Power up the server.