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Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 User Manual

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This

section

provides

instructions

on

how

to

replace

the

microprocessor.

Important

Leave

your

computer

turned

off

for

at

least

one

hour

before

removing

the

microprocessor

to

allow

the

thermal

interface

between

the

microprocessor

and

the

heat

sink

time

to

cool

down.

Important

Touch

only

the

sides

of

the

microprocessor.

Do

not

touch

the

gold

contacts

on

the

bottom.

1.

Remove

the

computer

cover

and

the

hard

disk

drive

mounting

bracket.

See

“Removing

the

computer

cover”

on

page

5.

2.

To

access

the

system

board

and

microprocessor,

lay

the

computer

on

its

side.

3.

Remove

the

air

baffle

by

squeezing

the

tabs

1

together

and

pulling

it

out

of

the

chassis.

Chapter

2.

Replacing

hardware

17

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