NOTE: You can update the system BIOS by using the Dell Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE: To ensure proper system cooling, you must install a processor blank in any empty processor socket.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3 Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
4 Remove the cooling shroud.
NOTE: If required, close the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud to release the full length card.
5 If applicable, disconnect the power or data cables from expansion card (s).
6 If required, remove the expansion card riser.
7 Remove the heat sink.
WARNING: The processor is hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the processor to cool
before removing it.
CAUTION: The processor is held in its socket under strong pressure. Be aware that the release lever can spring up suddenly if not
rmly grasped.
Steps
1
Release the open rst socket lever near the unlock icon by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab.
2 Release the close rst socket release lever near the lock icon by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab. Lift the lever
90 degrees upward.
3 Lower the open rst socket-release lever to lift the processor shield.
4 Hold the tab on the processor shield and lift the processor shield until the open rst socket-release lever lifts up.
CAUTION
: The socket pins are fragile and can be permanently damaged. Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket
when removing the processor out of the socket.
5 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the open rst socket-release lever up.
NOTE
: If you are permanently removing the processor, you must install a socket protective cap in the vacant socket to
protect the socket pins and keep the socket free of dust.
NOTE: After removing the processor, place it in an anti-static container for reuse, return, or temporary storage. Do not
touch the bottom of the processor. Touch only the side edges of the processor.
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