•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.
H
Installation tool
Installation tool
Microprocessor
Microprocessor
Cover
Microprocessor Installation Tool A Microprocessor Installation Tool B
Figure191.Microprocessorinstallationtools
Toremoveamicroprocessorandheatsink,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullyturntheserveronitssidesothatitislyingflat,withthecoverfacingup.
Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage182).
Step3.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
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