Rate and give feedback:
Huawei uses machine translation combined with human proofreading to translate this document to different languages in order to help you better understand the content of this document.
Note: Even the most advanced machine translation cannot match the quality of professional translators.
Huawei shall not bear any responsibility for translation accuracy and it is recommended that you refer to the English document (a link for which has been provided).
Heat Sink
Removing a Heat Sink
- Wear an ESD wrist strap. For details, see ESD Protection.
- Power off the device. For details, see Powering Off the Server.
- Remove the power cables and all signal cables.
- Remove the device. For details, see Removing the Device and Guide Rails.
- Drain the liquid working medium from the heat sink.
- Remove the chassis cover. For details, see Chassis Cover.
- Remove the air duct and support beam. For details, see Air Duct and Support Beam.
- (Optional) If an FHFL PCIe card is configured, remove the riser modules. For details, see Riser Modules.
- Remove all cables connected to the mainboard. For details, see Internal Cabling.
- Remove the liquid leakage detection board from the heat sink. For details, see Mainboard Cables.
- Loosen the screws on the heat sink using a Phillips screwdriver and pull out a heat sink. See (1) and (2) in Figure 5-42.
To prevent one side of the heat sink from tilting and damaging the CPU, perform the following steps to loosen the screws on the heat sink:
- When removing screws, remove the two screws on one diagonal and keep the other diagonal unchanged.
- When removing the two screws on the other diagonal, loosen the two screws and then remove them.
- Lift the water pipe out of the fastener. See (3) in Figure 5-42.
Installing a Heat Sink
- Align a heat sink with the connector, install the heat sink on the mainboard, and tighten the screws on the heat sink using a Phillips screwdriver. See (1) and (2) in Figure 5-43.
To prevent one side of the heat sink from tilting and damaging the CPU, perform the following steps to tighten the screws on the heat sink:
- When tightening screws, tighten the two screws on one diagonal and keep the other diagonal unchanged.
- When tightening the two screws on the other diagonal, fix the two screws and then tighten them.
- Clamp the water pipe to the hook. See (3) in Figure 5-43.
- Connect cables to the mainboard. For details, see Internal Cabling.
- (Optional) If you want to install and configure an FHFL PCIe card, install the riser modules first. For details, see Riser Modules.
- Install the air duct and support beam. For details, see Air Duct and Support Beam.
- Install the chassis cover. For details, see Chassis Cover.
- Install the device. For details, see Installing the Device and Guide Rails.
- Connect the power cables and all signal cables.
- Power on the device. For details, see Powering On the Server.
