Installing Hardware Options 4-25
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Writer: Gilbert Saldivar Project: Compaq ProLiant ML370 Setup and Installation Guide Comments:
Part Number: 120137-002 File Name: e-ch4 Installing Hardware Options Last Saved On: 12/10/99 12:22 PM
Installing a Second Processor
Refer to one of the following processor installation documents:
For a text and illustration procedure, refer to the installation
documentation that came with the option kit.
For a text overview of the procedure, refer to the procedure below.
For an illustrated overview of the procedure, refer to the hardware
installation and configuration poster shipped with your server or to the
configuration label located on the inside of the large access panel.
To install a second processor:
1. If the server is on, turn it off and disconnect the power cord.
2. Disconnect any other external equipment connected to the computer.
3. Remove the large access panel.
4. Install the processor in the vacant processor slot 2
and the Processor
Power Module (PPM) in the PPM socket
next to processor slot 2 as
shown below.
NOTE: Instructions for installing the PPM are provided later in this chapter.
5. Slide the processor down into the slot until the tabs lock into the latches.
CAUTION: For the system to function properly, processor slot 1 must be
populated at all times. If it is necessary to remove the processor from slot 1,
install the second processor in slot 1. Do not leave processor slot 1 empty while
the system is in use.