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7 Servicing the Main Board
Working with Intel
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Itanium
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2 Processors
Intel
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Itanium
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2 processors require special shipping and handling procedures. Processors are
shipped in a clear plastic “clamshell” package that is enclosed in a cardboard box. Be sure to
follow these guidelines when handling the processors:
1. Ground yourself with a grounding heel or wrist strap, and an antistatic smock if possible.
2. Remove processors from the packaging at a clean ESD-protected work surface.
3. When removing processors from the packaging, first remove the clamshell from the cardboard
box.
4. Carefully separate each locking feature along the perimeter of the clamshell. Keep the package
flat on your work surface while you open it so that no processors fall out of the packaging.
5. Remove processors one at a time by using two fingers to touch the black plastic and the metal
plate. Pick up the processor closer to the end with the white label.
6. Hold processors by their sides with the pins facing down after they have been removed from
the packaging. Also, to avoid mechanical and/or ESD damage, do not touch the cartridge pin
array, power tab edge connector, or PCB components.
7. When placing processors on the clean ESD-protected work surface, place them with their pins
facing down. Do not stack cartridges on top of each other.
8. Use an ESD-safe bin to transfer processors between workstations.
To ship processors, place them into the clamshell and the cardboard box. Be sure that all pins face
the center. Make sure that all locking features are fully mated along the perimeter of the clamshell.
Replacing a Thermal Blank
Your server may have one to two processors with an associated power pod installed on the main
board. The thermal blank is used when a single processor is installed in the server system. If your
server system has two processors installed, it will not have a thermal blank installed. The thermal
blank is removed only to replace it or when you wish to install an additional processor.
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