IBM System x3750 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 318

10. Open the microprocessor socket release levers and bracket frame.
11. Locate the microprocessor installation tools that comes with the new
12. Remove the microprocessor from the socket:
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c. Gently lift the heat sink from the microprocessor. Attention: Do not use
any tools or sharp objects to lift the release levers on the microprocessor
socket. Doing so might result in permanent damage to the system board.
9. After removal, place the heat sink on its side on a clean, flat surface.
a. Locate the two release levers on the microprocessor socket.
b. Press the release lever on the right down and inward toward the socket
and lift it up to the fully open position; then, press the release lever on the
left down and inward toward the socket and it opens up to the fully open
position.
c. Open the microprocessor bracket frame by lifting up on the bracket frame
tab.
Attention: Do not touch the contacts on the microprocessor and the
microprocessor socket.
microprocessor kit. Use the empty tool to remove the failed microprocessor.
Note: The microprocessor FRU comes with two microprocessor installation
tools: one tool is empty and one tool comes with a microprocessor and a cover
on the bottom of the tool.
a. Twist the handle on the microprocessor installation tool counterclockwise
so that it is in the open position.