IBM 8841 - eServer xSeries 236, Option Installation Manual

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Retainer spring
Microprocessor
Heat sink
Heat-sink locking
lever
a. Pull out and lift up on the heat-sink locking lever.
b. Lift the heat sink up and out of the server.
4. Remove the microprocessor:
a. Pull out and lift up on the microprocessor-release lever to unlock the
microprocessor socket.
b. Remove the microprocessor from the socket and discard it.
5. Install the VRM. If you are replacing the microprocessor in socket 1, go to step
6.
a. Center the VRM over the connector. Make sure that the VRM is orientated
and aligned correctly.
b. Carefully but firmly push down the VRM to seat the VRM in the connector.
c. Make sure that the VRM clips on both sides of the VRM connector lock.
6. Install the new microprocessor:
a. Touch the static-protective package containing the new microprocessor to
any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the microprocessor
from the package.
b. Rotate the locking lever on the microprocessor socket from its closed and
locked position until it stops or clicks in the fully open position
(approximately 135° angle).
Lever closed
Lever fully
open
c. Center the microprocessor over the microprocessor socket. Align the triangle
on the corner on the microprocessor with the triangle on the corner of the
socket and carefully press the microprocessor into the socket.
Attention:
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Do not use excessive force when pressing the microprocessor into the
socket.
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