Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Removing a Microprocessor and Heat Sink

Ifyouhavereplacedaservercomponentorinstalledanoptionaldeviceintheserver,youneedtoreconnect
thepowercordsandallexternalcables,andturnontheserverandperipheraldevices.
Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink
Usethisinformationtoremoveamicroprocessorandheatsink.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage35.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypeofmicroprocessorthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallamicroprocessorandheatsink:
•Microprocessorsaretobeinstalledonlybytrainedtechnicians.
Important:Alwaysusethemicroprocessorinstallationtooltoinstallamicroprocessor.Failingtouse
themicroprocessorinstallationtoolmaydamagethemicroprocessorsocketsonthesystemboard.Any
damagetothemicroprocessorsocketsmayrequirereplacingthesystemboard.
•Donotallowthethermalgreaseonthemicroprocessorandheatsinktocomeincontactwithanything.
Contactwithanysurfacecancompromisethethermalgreaseandthemicroprocessorsocket.
•Droppingthemicroprocessorduringinstallationorremovalcandamagethecontacts.
•Donottouchthemicroprocessorcontacts;handlethemicroprocessorbytheedgesonly.Contaminants
onthemicroprocessorcontacts,suchasoilfromyourskin,cancauseconnectionfailuresbetween
thecontactsandthesocket.
•Donotremovethefirstmicroprocessorfromthesystemboardtoinstallthesecondmicroprocessor.
•Toorderanadditionaloptionalmicroprocessor,contactyourLenovosalesrepresentativeorLenovo
reseller.
Note:Besuretousetheinstallationtoolthatcomeswithyourmicroprocessorinstallationtoolassembly.
Thetoolsaresimilarinfunctionanddesign,howeverToolAhasonesettingforinstallingonesizeof
microprocessor,andsupportsthefollowingfamiliesofmicroprocessors:E5-26xx,E5-46xx.InstallationTool
Bhastwosettingsforinstallingtwodifferentsizesofmicroprocessors.ThesettingsthataremarkedonTool
Bare“L”forsmallerlowcoremicroprocessors,and“H”forlargerhighcoremicroprocessors.Installation
ToolBsupportsthefollowingfamiliesofmicroprocessors:E5-26xx,E5-46xx,E5-26xxv2,E5-46xxv2.
MicroprocessorInstallationToolsAandBareshowninthefollowingillustration.
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