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Step 1.
Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 65.
Step 2.
If the blade server or scalable blade complex is installed in a BladeCenter chassis, remove it. See
"Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter chassis" on page 66 for instructions.
Step 3.
Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
Step 4.
If you are installing the microprocessor and heat sink in a blade server that is the bottom blade
server in a scalable blade complex, disassemble the blade complex (see "Disassembling a scalable
blade complex" on page 68 for instructions).
Step 5.
If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see "Removing an expansion
unit" on page 96 for instructions).
Note: Optional expansion units are not supported when a IBM MAX5 expansion blade is installed.
Step 6.
If an IBM MAX5 expansion blade is installed, remove it (see "Removing an IBM MAX5 expansion
blade" on page 87 for instructions).
Step 7.
Open the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on page 71 for instructions).
Step 8.
Remove the access panel if you have the standard heat sinks installed.
Note: If you have the tall heat sinks installed, you do not need to remove the access panel.
a.
Using a screwdriver or a coin, turn each of the screws toward the middle of the blade server
until they are in the unlocked position.
b.
While you lift the back of the access panel, slide the panel away from the bezel.
Step 9.
Open the microprocessor socket release lever and retainer.
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Chapter 4
Removing and replacing blade server components
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