HP xw9300 Service And Technical Reference Manual page 128

To replace the processor:
1. Disconnect power from the system
heatsink (page
2. Raise the processor socket handle fully (the full swing angle of the lever is approximately 90 degrees).
CAUTION: Processor pins are delicate and bend easily. Use extreme care when placing the processor in
the socket.
3. Line up the triangle on the top of the processor with the triangle on the corner of the processor socket
and install the processor into the socket. Ensure that the underside of the processor is level with the top
of the processor socket. Lightly press down on the top of the processor while closing the socket lever.
4. Check for proper processor seating in the socket by carefully trying to lift the processor out of the
socket with your fingers. A properly seated processor does not lift out of the socket.
5. Replace the CPU heatsink
128 Removal and Replacement Procedures
(page
116), and remove the processor
(page 116).
79), remove the access panel
(page 127).
(page 86), remove the CPU