Processor Installation / Removal; Processor Installation; Figure 9. Processor Installation - Open The Socket Lever; Figure 10. Processor Installation- Open The Load Plate - Intel R1000SPO series Service Manual

Intel ® Server System R1000SPO Product Family System Integration and Service Guide
2.4

Processor Installation / Removal

2.4.1

Processor Installation

CAUTION: Processor must be appropriate: You may damage the server board if you install a processor that is
inappropriate for your server. For a web link to the list of compatible processor(s), see section
Information and Software" found earlier in this document.
CAUTION: See Electrostatic Discharge precautions in the Warnings section within the opening pages
of this document.
1. Remove the processor heatsink if present. See Section 2.4.3 for instructions.
2. Unlatch the CPU Load Plate
Push the lever handle (see label "A") down and away from the CPU socket.
3. Lift open the Load Plate.
4. Install the Processor (CPU)
CAUTION: The pins inside the processor socket are extremely sensitive. Other than the processor, no object
should make contact with the pins inside the processor socket. A damaged processor socket pin will render
the socket inoperable, and will produce erroneous processor or other system errors if used.
NOTE: The underside of the processor has components that may damage the socket pins if installed
improperly. The Processor must align correctly with the socket opening before installation. DO NOT DROP
the processor into the socket!
When possible, a processor insertion tool should be used when placing the processor into the processor
socket.
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Figure 9. Processor Installation – Open the Socket Lever
Figure 10. Processor Installation– Open the Load Plate
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