Installing The Heat Sink Assembly; Removing The Processor - Dell OptiPlex 7040-Small Form Factor Owner's Manual

d. hard drive assembly
e. optical drive
3. To remove the heat sink assembly:
a. Disconnect the heat sink cable from the system board. [1]
b. Loosen the captive screws that secure the heat sink assembly and lift it away from the computer [2] [3].

Installing the heat sink assembly

Steps
1. Place the heat sink assembly onto the processor.
2. Tighten the captive screws to secure the heat sink assembly to the system board.
3. Connect the heat sink cable to the system board.
4. Install the:
a. fan duct
b. optical drive
c. hard drive assembly
d. front bezel
e. cover
5. Follow the procedure in

Removing the processor

Steps
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the:
a. cover
b. front bezel
c. hard drive assembly
d. optical drive
e. fan duct
f. heat sink
3. To remove the processor:
a. Release the socket lever by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab on the processor shield [1].
b. Lift the lever upward and lift the processor shield [2].
16 Removing and installing components
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