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Install a Processor
134 Oracle Server X6-2 Service Manual • June 2016
Caution -
Do not press down on the processor. Irreparable damage to the processor or
motherboard might occur from excessive downward pressure. Do not forcibly seat the processor
into the socket. Excessive downward pressure might damage the socket pins.
7. Swing the processor ILM assembly load plate into the closed position [1].
Ensure that the load plate sits flat around the periphery of the processor.
8. Engage the socket release lever on the left side of the socket (viewing the server
from the front) by rotating it downward and slipping it under the catch [2].
9. Engage the socket release lever on the right side of the socket (viewing the
server from the front) by rotating it downward and slipping it under the catch [2].
10. Use the syringe (supplied with the new or replacement processor) to apply
approximately 0.1 ml of thermal grease to the center of the top of the processor.
To measure 0.1 ml of thermal grease, use the graduated scale on the thermal grease syringe.