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Microprocessor/airflow shroud/heat sink assembly – Dell OptiPlex GX200 User Manual

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To reinstall a RIMM, perform the following steps:

1. Locate the plastic securing clips at each end of the socket (see

Figure 22

).

2. Press the clips outward until they snap open.

3. Press the RIMM straight into the slot running down the center of the socket until the securing tabs snap into place around the ends of the

RIMM.

4.

Replace the computer cover

and

reset the chassis intrusion detector

.

Figure 22. RIMM Installation

Microprocessor/Airflow Shroud/Heat Sink Assembly

To replace a microprocessor, perform the following steps:

1.

Remove the computer cover

.

2.

Rotate the power supply

out of the way.

3. Pull up on the airflow shroud release tabs on the sides at the bottom of the shroud while you lift the shroud straight up and out of the chassis.

Figure 23. Removing the Airflow Shroud

1 Securing clips (2)

1 Securing clips (2)

2 Notches (2)

CAUTION: The microprocessor/heat sink assembly can get extremely hot. Be sure that the assembly has had sufficient time to
cool before you touch it.

NOTE: Dell recommends that only a technically knowledgeable person perform this procedure.

1 Airflow shroud

2 Release tabs

3 Heat sink assembly