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Precautionary Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Recording the System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Updating the ESM Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Updating the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Saving RCU Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 1300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 2300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Removing the Microprocessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Removing and Replacing the Guide Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Replacing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Installing the Upgrade Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Installing a New Cooling Shroud in the PowerEdge 1300 and 2300 . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Reassembling and Checking the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Figure 1-1. Removing the System Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Figure 1-2. Removing the System Board Mounting Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Figure 1-3. Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Figure 1-4. Removing the Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Figure 1-5. Removing the Old Guide Bracket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Figure 1-6. Installing the New Guide Bracket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Figure 1-7. Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Figure 1-8. Installing the Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Figure 1-9. Installing a New Cooling Shroud Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
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