Specifications

•ForE5-1600seriesmicroprocessors,thecomputercansupportonlyoneinstalled.Ifyouwanttoinstall
twomicroprocessorsintoyourcomputer,usetheE5-2600seriesmicroprocessors.
•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththemicroprocessoroptionkitandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
•Yourmicroprocessor,socket,andsocketcovermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthis
topic.
Toreplaceamicroprocessor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage82.
3.Placethecomputeronitssidetogaineasieraccesstothesystemboard.
4.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage98.
5.Locatethecorrectmicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.See“Replacingthesystemboard”on
page119.
6.Openthesmallhandle2bygentlypressingdownthesmallhandle,andthenpullingthesmallhandle
alittlebitoutwardtoreleaseitfromthesecuredposition.Then,opentheothersmallhandle1by
followingthesameinstructions.Ensurethatthesmallhandlesareinthefullyopenposition.
Figure46.Openingthehandles
7.Gentlypressdownthesmallhandle2toopenthemicroprocessorretainer.Pivottheretainerupward
untilitisinthefullyopenposition.
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