• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 35 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 36 to ensure that you
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
“Power off the server” on page 44.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
Notes:
• See
https://static.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/index.shtml for a list of processors supported for your
server. All processors on the system board (system board assembly) must have the same speed, number
of cores, and frequency.
• Before you install a new processor or replacement processor, update your system firmware to the latest
level. See
“Update the firmware” on page 177.
Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a
component.
• Go to
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/tw/en/products/servers/thinksystem/sr645v3/7d9c/downloads/
driver-list/
to see the latest firmware and driver updates for your server.
• Go to
“Update the firmware” on page 177 for more information on firmware updating tools.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
CTkyVDu-5Lhy1r9G-4PQGl
.
Procedure
Step 1. (Optional) If a processor filler is installed on the processor socket, remove the processor filler.
Figure 73. Removing a processor filler
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