Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
Replacingthemicroprocessor
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnofftheserverandwaitseveralminutesto
lettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Ensurethatthenewmicroprocessoristhecorrecttypeyourserversupports.See“Features”onpage7
.
Whentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled,bothmusthavethesamecorevoltageandcorespeed.
•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththemicroprocessoroptionkitandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
•Yourmicroprocessor,socket,andsocketcovermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthis
topic.
Toreplacethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage78.
5.Removetheheatsink.See“Installingorreplacingaheatsink”onpage139.
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