IBM System x3950 E Installation Manual page 30

10. Lift the microprocessor-release lever to the fully-open position (approximately
11. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new microprocessor to
12. Position the microprocessor over the microprocessor socket as shown in the
13. Close the microprocessor-release lever to secure the microprocessor.
14. Remove the heat sink from its package and remove the cover from the bottom
15. Position the heat sink above the microprocessor; then, press the heat sink into
16. If necessary, install a VRM in the correct connector.
17. Reinstall the microprocessor tray in the server:
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9. Remove the protective cover, tape, or label from the surface of the
microprocessor socket, if any is present.
135° angle).
Lever closed
any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the microprocessor
from the package.
Attention: To avoid bending the pins on the microprocessor, do not use
excessive force when pressing it into the socket.
following illustration. Carefully press the microprocessor into the socket.
Microprocessor
Microprocessor
connector
of the heat sink.
place and close the heat-sink release lever.
Note: If you are installing an additional microprocessor in microprocessor
socket 3 or 4, a VRM must also be installed.
a. Install the air baffle in the microprocessor tray.
b. Place the air baffle on top of the heat sinks and the microprocessor baffles.
c. Make sure that the microprocessor-tray release latch is open; then, push
the microprocessor tray into the server.
d. Close the tray levers and make sure they are securely latched.
Lever fully
open
Microprocessor
orientation indicator
Microprocessor-
release lever