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Hardware installation—g3 all-in-one, G3 a ll- in -o ne, Remove heat sink from computer – Sonnet Technologies Encore_ZIF 1.0 GHz Processor Upgrade User Manual

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Hardware Installation—G3 All-in-one

Figure 52

Figure 51

Figure 50

Figure 49

5. While squeezing its release tab, disconnect the logic board power

connector from the logic board

(Figure 49).

Remove Heat Sink from Computer

1. Locate the screw securing the heat sink ground wire to the logic

board

(Figure 50). Remove the screw, move the wire out of the

way, and then replace the screw;

do not overtighten it.

2. Locate the clip securing the processor heat sink to the ZIF

socket

(Figure 51). Carefully insert a small flat blade screwdriver

between the clip and the socket. While pressing down on the
top of the clip with your finger, gently twist the screwdriver until
you see the clip unhook from the ZIF socket tab. Unhook the clip
from the other side of the heat sink, remove the clip and heat
sink from the processor, and then set them aside.

Remove Processor Card

Push down and out on the ZIF socket lever

(Figure 52) to disengage it

from the side tab on the socket. Once the lever is clear of the side tab,
rotate the lever up 90˚. Gently lift the existing processor card up and
out of the ZIF socket.


screw

ground wire

clip

ZIF socket

screwdriver

heat sink

processor card

heat sink

lever

logic board power connector

release tab

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