Server Hardware Owner's Manual

136 Installing System Components
11 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the release lever up so that
the socket is ready for the new processor.
NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing
the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the system board.
Installing a Processor
1 Unpack the new processor.
2 If you are installing a second processor for the first time, remove and
discard the protective shield on top of the ZIF socket.
See Figure 3-35.
3 Align the p rocessor with the socket keys on t he ZIF socket. See
Figure 3-35.
4 I nstall the processor in the socket.
NOTICE: Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the
system board or the processor when you turn it on. When placing the processor in
the socket, be careful not to bend the pins in the socket. Avoid touching the socket
pins or the pads on the processor when handling the processor or the system
board.
a
If the release lever on the processor socket is not positioned all the
way up, move it to that position.
b With the p rocessor and the socket keys aligned, set the processor
lightly in the socket.
NOTICE: Do not use force to seat the processor. When the processor is positioned
correctly, it engages easily into the socket.
c
Close the processor shield. See Figure 3-35.
d W hen the processor is fully seated in the socket, rotate the socket
release lever back down until it snaps into place, securing the
processor.
See Figure 3-35.