HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1224 Teardown

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Removing the CPU Heat Sink

Unscrew the four silver screws that hold the heatsink assembly down in a star pattern, as shown, starting with the one marked by the blue circle.
Do not remove the black screws. These are for holding the fan to the heat sink. The silver screws hold the heat sink against the CPU. Also, the silver screws don't come out, they only unscrew.
Failure to unscrew the screws a little at a time using a star pattern may result in motherboard damage.

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