Installing a heat sink retention module

Use this information to install a heat sink retention module.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install a heat sink retention module, complete the following steps.

1. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
   Attention

   Do not allow the server to fall over.
2. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
3. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
4. Align the retention module with the holes on the system board.
5. Use a screwdriver to install the four screws.
   Figure 1. Heat sink retention module installation
   
   
6. Install the heat sink (see Installing a microprocessor and heat sink).
   Attention

   Make sure that you install each heat sink with its paired microprocessor.
7. Install the air baffle (see Installing the air baffle).
8. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.