Removal and replacement procedures  51 
8. 
Power up the server. 
 
Processor 
 
 
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the 
internal system components to cool before touching them. 
 
 
 
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, 
remove the power cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby 
button does not completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal 
circuitry remain active until AC power is removed. 
 
 
 
CAUTION: To prevent possible server malfunction and damage to the equipment, multiprocessor 
configurations must contain processors with the same part number. 
 
 
 
CAUTION: The heatsink thermal interface media is not reusable and must be replaced if the 
heatsink is removed from the processor after it has been installed. 
 
 
 
CAUTION: To prevent possible server overheating, always populate processor socket 2 with a 
processor and a heatsink or a processor socket cover and a heatsink blank. 
 
 
 
IMPORTANT: Processor socket 1 must be populated at all times or the server does not function. 
 
To remove the processor: 
1.  Power down the server (on page 25). 
2.  Remove all power: 
a.  Disconnect each power cord from the power source. 
b.  Disconnect each power cord from the server. 
3.  Extend the server from the rack (on page 25). 
4.  Remove the access panel ("Access panel" on page 29). 
5.  Remove the air baffle ("Air baffle" on page 29). 
6.  Remove the heatsink ("Heatsink" on page 48).