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2. Remove the processor.
NOTE: You must remove a processor to upgrade a processor or replace a faulty processor.
Steps
1. Unlatch and rotate the socket-release levers 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-release
lever 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 processor
shield with the processor shield in the open position.
3. If installed, remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield. To remove the socket
protective cap, push the cap from the inside of the processor shield and move it away from the
socket pins.
CAUTION: Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the system board
or 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 positioned
correctly, 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 the
processor. Place this corner in the same corner of the ZIF socket identified by a corresponding
triangle 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 is
positioned 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 steps
NOTE: Ensure that you install the heat sink after you install the processor. The heat sink is necessary
to 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 a
processor/DIMM blank.
3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Installing a heat sink
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be
performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
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