User Manual

Hardware options installation 41
Installing a processor option (B-side)
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the
internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: To prevent possible server blade malfunction and damage to the equipment,
multiprocessor configurations must contain processors with the same part number.
CAUTION: The heatsink thermal interface media is not reusable and must be replaced if the
heatsink is removed from the processor after it has been installed.
IMPORTANT: Processor socket 1 must be populated at all times or the server blade does not
function.
To install the component:
1. Locate and download the latest ROM version from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
Follow the instructions on the website to update the system ROM.
2. Power down the server blade (on page 16).
3. Remove the server blade (on page 17).
4. Place the server blade on a flat, level surface with the correct side of the server blade facing up. To
determine the correct side, see the label attached to the access panel.
5. Remove the access panel (B-side) (on page 18).
6. Remove the hard drives.
7. Remove the front panel/hard drive cage assembly (B-side) (on page 22).