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Installing A Processor, Removing and Installing a Processor

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NOTE: For more information on installing a processor/DIMM blank, see Removing A Processor/DIMM Blank. Figure 15. Removing and Installing a Processor 1. processor 2. processor shield 3. notches in the processor (4) 4. socket keys (4) 5. pin-1 indicator (on the processor socket) 6. pin-1 indicator (on the processor) 7. socket-release lever Installing A Processor CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. NOTE: If you are installing just one processor, it must be installed in socket CPU1. 1. If applicable, remove the heat-sink blank. 2. Unlatch and rotate the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-release lever is fully open. 3. Use the tab on the processor shield to rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way. 4. If applicable, remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield. To remove the socket protective cap, push the cap from the inside of the processor shield and move it away from the socket pins. NOTE: It is recommended that you install/remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield with the processor shield in the open position. 38

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NOTE:
For more information on installing a processor/DIMM blank, see Removing A Processor/DIMM Blank.
Figure 15. Removing and Installing a Processor
1. processor
2. processor shield
3. notches in the processor (4)
4. socket keys (4)
5. pin-1 indicator (on the processor socket)
6. pin-1 indicator (on the processor)
7. socket-release lever
Installing A Processor
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
NOTE:
If you are installing just one processor, it must be installed in socket CPU1.
1.
If applicable, remove the heat-sink blank.
2.
Unlatch and rotate the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-release lever is fully
open.
3.
Use the tab on the processor shield to rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way.
4.
If applicable, remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield. To remove the socket protective cap,
push the cap from the inside of the processor shield and move it away from the socket pins.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you install/remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield with the
processor shield in the open position.
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