User Manual

Installing the processor
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud.
4. Remove the processor heat sink module or remove the liquid cooling module.
Steps
1. Place the processor in the processor tray.
NOTE: Ensure the pin 1 indicator on the processor tray is aligned with the pin 1 indicator on the processor.
2. Place the retaining clip on top of the processor in the processor tray aligning pin 1 indicator on the processor.
NOTE: Ensure the pin 1 indicator on the retaining clip is aligned with the pin 1 indicator on the processor before placing
the retaining clip on the processor.
NOTE: Before you install the heat sink, ensure to place the processor and retaining clip in the tray.
Figure 110. Installing the retaining clip
3. Align the processor with retaining clip, by using the fingers press the retaining clip on all the four sides until it clicks into
place.
NOTE: Ensure the processor is securely latched to the retaining clip.
112 Installing and removing system components