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Installing A Processor
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.
1. If applicable, remove the processor/DIMM blank.
2. Unlatch and rotate the socket-release levers 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-release
lever is fully open.
3. Hold the tab near the label marked LIFT on the processor shield and rotate it upward and out of the
way.
4. If applicable, 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.
NOTE: It is recommended that you install/remove the socket protective cap from the processor
shield with the processor shield in the open position.
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.
5. 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 near the label marked CLOSE 1st until it is locked in position.
f. Similarly, rotate the socket-release lever near the label marked OPEN 1st to the locked position.
CAUTION: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in
contact with and contaminating the processor socket.
6. Install the heat sink:
If you are:
Reinstalling a
heat sink
Use a clean, lint-free cloth to remove the existing thermal grease from the
heat sink.
Upgrading a
processor
If a new heat sink was supplied with the processor, install it.
Reinstalling a
processor
Clean any remnants of thermal grease from the processor.
a. Open the grease applicator included with your processor kit and apply all of the thermal grease in
the applicator to the center of the topside of the new processor.
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