Intel S7000FC4UR Product Guide - Page 128

Servicing the Processors The server system requires at least one Intel® Xeon® Processor 7300 Series or at least one Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7200 Series. Follow these rules: • Each processor socket must include either a processor thermal blank, or a processor and heat sink combination. • Processors must be installed in order, beginning with the CPU_1 socket, followed by the CPU_2 socket, and so on. If you need to replace a processor: 1. Read the information about "Handling the Intel® Xeon® Processor MP", below. 2. Follow the instructions for "Removing a Processor" on page 115. 3. Follow the instructions for "Installing a Processor" on page 113. If you are adding an additional processor: 1. Read the information on "Handling the Intel® Xeon® Processor MP", below. 2. Follow the instructions for "Removing a Processor Thermal Blank" on page 111. 3. Follow the instructions on "Installing a Processor" on page 113. If you are removing a processor, but not installing a replacement processor: 1. Read the information on "Handling the Intel® Xeon® Processor MP", below. 2. Follow the instructions for "Removing a Processor" on page 115. 3. Follow the instructions on "Installing a Processor Thermal Blank" on page 112. Handling the Intel® Xeon® Processor MP The 64-bit Intel® Xeon® Processor 7300 Series and the 64-bit Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7200 Series require special handling procedures: • Observe the safety precautions, warnings, and cautions described in "Safety Information" on page iii. • Ground yourself with a grounding heel or wrist strap, and an antistatic smock. • Remove processors from the packaging at a clean ESD-protected work surface. • When removing processors from the packaging, keep the package flat on the surface while you open it so that no processors fall from the packaging. • Hold processors by their sides with the pins facing down. • To avoid mechanical and / or ESD damage, do not touch the cartridge pin array or PCB components. 110 Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR Product Guide