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Hardware installation—g3 desktop, G3 d es kt op, Remove heat sink – Sonnet Technologies Encore_ZIF 1.0 GHz Processor Upgrade User Manual

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8. Locate the spring clip on the internal assembly (Figure 5),

unhook and remove it from the assembly

; do not reinstall the

spring clip.

Remove Heat Sink

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

board

(Figure 6). 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 7). 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 8) 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.

Figure 6

Figure 7

Figure 8

Hardware Installation—G3 Desktop

screw

ground wire

clip

ZIF socket

screwdriver

heat sink

ZIF socket

lever

processor card

heat sink

Figure 5

remove spring clip

internal assembly

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