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Processors
Installing additional processors
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Remove the microprocessor baffle from a microprocessor socket and store
it for future use (see
figure 16
).
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CAUTION!
If you remove a microprocessor, you must install a microprocessor
baffle to prevent the server from overheating.
Figure 16: Removing the microprocessor baffle
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Open the heat-sink retention clip:
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Press down on one side of the heat-sink retention clip to release it from
the side of the socket; then, repeat the process on the opposite side.
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Rotate the heat-sink retention clip forward to its fully open position.
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Remove the protective cover, tape, or label from the surface of the micropro-
cessor socket, if any is present.
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Lift the microprocessor release lever to the fully-open position (approxi-
mately 135° angle, see
figure 17
).
Figure 17: Lifting the microprocessor release lever
Microprocessor
baffle
Heat sink
retention clip
Lever closed
Lever fully
open