10.Lowerthenewmicroprocessorstraightdownintothemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.
Figure24.Installingthemicroprocessor
11.Closethemicroprocessorretainerandlockitintopositionwiththesmallhandletosecurethenew
microprocessorinthesocket.
12.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage80.
13.Reconnectallcablesthatweredisconnectedfromthesystemboard.
14.Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90.
Replacingthesystemboard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheUserGuide.ToobtainacopyoftheUserGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkCentreUserGuides
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemboard.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofive
minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.
Toreplacethesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage70.
3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.
4.RemoveallmemorymodulesandPCIcardsthatarecurrentlyinstalled.See“Installingorreplacinga
memorymodule”onpage76and“InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard”onpage72.
5.Carefullytakenoteofthelocationsofallcableconnectionsonthesystemboardanddisconnectall
thecables.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage67.
6.Removetheheatsinkandfanassemblyfromthefailingsystemboard.See“Replacingtheheatsinkand
fanassembly”onpage80
.
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs85
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