Removing A Microprocessor And Heat Sink - Lenovo System x3550 M3 Problem Determination And Service Manual

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Safety cover
Alignment
tabs
Figure 116. Safety cover installation
Step 6.
Slide the safety cover toward the back of the server until it is secure.
Step 7.
Connect the hard disk drive backplane cables into the connector in front of the safety cover.
Step 8.
Install the screw to secure the safety cover.
Step 9.
Install the SAS/SATA riser-card assembly (see
on page
451).
Step 10. Install the cover (see
Step 11. Slide the server into the rack.
Step 12. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
Step 13. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing a microprocessor and heat sink

Use this information to remove a microprocessor and heat sink.
Attention:
• Microprocessors are to be removed only by trained service technicians.
Important: Always use the microprocessor installation tool to remove a microprocessor. Failing to use
the microprocessor installation tool may damage the microprocessor sockets on the system board. Any
damage to the microprocessor sockets may require replacing the system board.
• Do not allow the thermal grease on the microprocessor and heat sink to come in contact with anything.
Contact with any surface can compromise the thermal grease and the microprocessor socket.
• Dropping the microprocessor during installation or removal can damage the contacts.
• Do not touch the microprocessor contacts; handle the microprocessor by the edges only. Contaminants
on the microprocessor contacts, such as oil from your skin, can cause connection failures between the
contacts and the socket.
To remove a microprocessor and heat sink, complete the following steps:
Screw
"Installing the cover" on page
"Installing the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly"
425).
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Chapter 5
Removing and replacing components
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