How to Install a CPU Module
Before You Begin
Know the configuration guidelines for installing CPU modules, see:
"About CPU Modules" on page 49
Complete these tasks:
"How to Power Off the System" on page 26
"How to Remove the Side Access Panel" on page 31
"How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge" on page 35
What to Do
1. In the CPU card cage, locate the slot for the CPU module that you are installing on
the main logic board.
2. Align the edges of the CPU module board with the grooves in the CPU card cage,
and ensure that the ejection levers are open.
3. Slide the CPU module evenly into the grooves in the CPU card cage.
Push until the CPU module board meets the connector at the back of the CPU
card cage.
Chapter 5
Removing and Installing Main Logic Board Components
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