Lenovo System x3550 M4 - Installing an Additional Microprocessor and Heat Sink

Figure62.USBhypervisorflashdeviceinstallation
a.AligntheflashdevicewiththeconnectoronthesystemboardandpushitintotheUSB
connectoruntilitisfirmlyseated.
b.PressdownontheretentionlatchtolocktheflashdeviceintotheUSBconnector.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstallorremove,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingtheinstallation”
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Installinganadditionalmicroprocessorandheatsink
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypeofmicroprocessorthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallamicroprocessorandheatsink.
•Microprocessorsaretobeinstalledonlybytrainedtechnicians.
Important:Alwaysusethemicroprocessorinstallationtooltoinstallamicroprocessor.Failingtouse
themicroprocessorinstallationtoolmaydamagethemicroprocessorsocketsonthesystemboard.Any
damagetothemicroprocessorsocketsmayrequirereplacingthesystemboard.
•Beextremelycareful,themicroprocessorsocketcontactsareveryfragile.Donottouchthe
microprocessorsocketcontacts.Contaminantsonthemicroprocessorcontactsormicroprocessorsocket
contacts,suchasoilfromyourskin,cancauseconnectionfailuresbetweenthecontactsandthesocket.
•Donotallowthethermalgreaseonthemicroprocessorandheatsinktocomeincontactwithanything.
Contactwithanysurfacecancontaminatethethermalgreaseandthemicroprocessorsocket.
•Donotuseanytoolsorsharpobjectstoliftthelockingleversonthemicroprocessorsocket.Doingso
mightresultinpermanentdamagetothesystemboard.
•Eachmicroprocessorsocketmustalwayscontaineitherasocketcoveroramicroprocessorandheatsink.
•Besuretouseonlytheinstallationtoolsprovidedwiththenewmicroprocessortoremoveorinstall
themicroprocessor.Donotuseanyothertool.
•Wheninstallingmultiplemicroprocessors,openonemicroprocessorsocketatatimetoavoiddamaging
othermicroprocessorsocketcontacts.
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