Dell PowerEdge 2300 Upgrade Manual page 11

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2. If you are installing a 600 MHz or greater microprocessor, replace the system
board mounting plate as follows.
a. Unlock and remove the front bezel.
b. Remove the right- and left-side computer covers.
c. Record the location and disconnect all external peripheral cables from their
connectors on the back of the computer.
d. Record the location of any internal expansion card cables, and then record
the slot number assignments and remove all the expansion cards.
Place the expansion cards in antistatic bags or on a grounded antistatic mat
or other antistatic surface.
e. Record the locations and disconnect all internal cables attached to the sys-
tem board.
f. At the left side of the system, locate and remove the three screws that
secure the system board and mounting plate to the chassis (see Figure 1-1).
mounting
screws (3)
system board and
mounting-plate assembly

       
Dell PowerEdge Systems — Microprocessor Upgrade 1-7