Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Replacing a Microprocessor and Heat Sink

Step5.Releasethemicroprocessorretentionlatchbypressingdownontheend,movingittotheside,and
releasingittotheopen(up)position.
Step6.Openthemicroprocessorbracketframebyliftingupthetabonthetopedge.Keepthebracket
frameintheopenposition.
Attention:Handlethemicroprocessorcarefully.Droppingthemicroprocessorduringremovalcan
damagethecontacts.Also,contaminantsonthemicroprocessorcontacts,suchasoilfromyour
skin,cancauseconnectionfailuresbetweenthecontactsandthesocket.
Microprocessor
Alignment
marks
Microprocessor
bracket frame
Microprocessor
release lever
System board
Step7.Removethemicroprocessor:
a.Carefullyliftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthesocket,withouttouchingthe
microprocessorcontacts.
b.Placethemicroprocessoronastatic-protectivesurface.
Attention:Thepinsonthesocketsarefragile.Anydamagetothepinsmightrequirereplacingthe
systemboard.
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink
Usethisinformationtoreplaceamicroprocessorandheatsink.
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypeofmicroprocessorthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallamicroprocessorandheatsink:
•TheserversupportsoneIntellandgridarray(LGA)1150dual-coreorquad-coremicroprocessor.The
type,speed,andL3cacheofthemicroprocessordependsontheservermodel.
•Readthedocumentationthatcomeswiththemicroprocessortodeterminewhetheryouhave
toupdatetheserverfirmware.Todownloadthemostcurrentlevelofserverfirmware,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/supportandhttp://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
•Themicroprocessorusesanintegratedvoltageregulatoronthesystemboard.
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