Lenovo System x3550 M5, Installation And Service Manual

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b. Open the second release lever on the microprocessor socket.
c. Open the microprocessor retainer.
Attention: Do not touch the microprocessor contacts. Contaminants on the microprocessor
contacts, such as oil from your skin, can cause connection failures between the contacts
and the socket.
Step 8. Remove the microprocessor from the socket.
a. Select the empty installation tool and ensure that the handle is in the open position. If the
installation tool handle is not in the open position, use the following instructions for your
installation tool:
• When using the installation tool,
1
lift the interlock latch and hold it up while you
2
twist
the microprocessor installation tool handle counterclockwise to the open position, and
then release the interlock latch. The following illustration of the installation tool shows the
location of the interlock latch and counterclockwise rotation of the handle before loading
the microprocessor.
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Figure 194. Installation tool handle adjustment
Chapter 5
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Removing and replacing components
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