Installing a processorPrerequisitesCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onlyperform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or asdirected by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that isnot authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructionsthat came with the product.NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should beperformed only by Dell certified service technicians.1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.2. Remove the processor.NOTE: You must remove a processor to upgrade a processor or replace a faulty processor.Steps1. Unlatch and rotate the socket-release levers 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-releaselever is fully open.2. Hold the tab on the processor shield and rotate the shield upward and out of the way.NOTE: It is recommended that you install/remove the socket protective cap from the processorshield with the processor shield in the open position.3. If installed, remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield. To remove the socketprotective cap, push the cap from the inside of the processor shield and move it away from thesocket pins.CAUTION: Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the system boardor the processor. Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket.CAUTION: Do not use force to seat the processor. When the processor is positionedcorrectly, it engages easily into the socket.4. Install the processor in the socket:a. Identify the pin-1 corner of the processor by locating the tiny gold triangle on one corner of theprocessor. Place this corner in the same corner of the ZIF socket identified by a correspondingtriangle on the system board.b. Align the pin-1 corner of the processor with the pin-1 corner of the system board.c. Set the processor lightly in the socket.Because the system uses a ZIF processor socket, do not use force. When the processor ispositioned correctly, it drops down into the socket with minimal pressure.d. Close the processor shield.e. Rotate the socket-release lever 1 and lever 2 simultaneously until it is locked in position.Next stepsNOTE: Ensure that you install the heat sink after you install the processor. The heat sink is necessaryto maintain proper thermal conditions.1. Install the heat sink.2. If you are permanently removing the processor and the heat sink, ensure that you install aprocessor/DIMM blank.3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.Related Links75
