User's Guide

4-8 Upgrading Your System
Removing and Installing a Processor
This subsection provides the procedures for removing and installing a
processor in your system. The system board has sockets for two processors.
Each processor is packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge Version2
(SECC2). The cartridge includes the processor core with an integrated 16 KB
primary (L1) cache, a secondary (L2) cache, and a back cover. The primary
processor connector is shown at (A) in the illustration below. The secondary
processor connector is shown at (B).
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CAUTION
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage components;
place them on an antistatic surface. Modify the system board
using an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground.
Removing and Installing a Processor
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WARNING
If the system has been running, any processor and heat sink
already installed on the board will be hot. To avoid the
possibility of a burn, let the components cool for 10 minutes
before continuing with the procedures described here