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Installing the processor
The server can use two or four processors.
To prevent damage to the pins on the processor socket, always install a cover over an empty
processor socket.
• Make sure all processors on a server are the same model.
To install the processor:
1. Remove the heatsink protective cover. As shown in Figure 3, lift the cover straight up and
away from the heatsink.
When you remove the protective cover from the heatsink, be careful not to touch the
thermal
Figure 3 Removing the protective cover
2. Install the retaining bracket onto the heatsink.
a. As shown in Figure 4, align the alignment triangle on the retaining bracket with the cut-off
corner of the heatsink.
b. Lower the bracket vertically down on the heatsink until the four corners of the bracket click
into the four corners of the heatsink.
To ensure that the processor can be installed onto the retaining bracket, select the
corresponding retaining bracket according to the processor model.