IBM xSeries 236 8841, User Manual

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5. Install the 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 of the microprocessor with the triangle on the corner of the
socket and carefully press the microprocessor into the socket.
Attention:
v
Do not use excessing force when pressing the microprocessor into the
socket.
v Make sure that the microprocessor is oriented and aligned correctly with
pin number 1 in the socket before you try to close the
microprocessor-release lever.
Microprocessor
orientation indicator
Microprocessor-
release lever
Microprocessor
connector
Microprocessor
d. Carefully close the microprocessor-release lever to secure the
microprocessor in the socket.
Chapter 3. Installing options
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