IBM LS20 - BladeCenter - 8850 Service Manual page 95

To install a replacement microprocessor, complete the following steps
Attention: Do not use any tools or sharp objects to lift the locking lever on the
microprocessor socket. Doing so might result in permanent damage to the system
board.
1. If the microprocessor locking lever is closed, release it by moving it away from
the microprocessor socket and around the locking lever retainer tab; then, rotate
it upward to the fully open position.
Microprocessor-
locking lever
Locking lever
retainer tab
Attention:
v You must ensure that the locking lever on the microprocessor socket is in the
fully open position before you install the microprocessor into the
microprocessor socket. Failure to do so might result in permanent damage to
the microprocessor, microprocessor socket, and system board.
Microprocessor-
locking lever
Microprocessor
socket
v Avoid touching the components and gold pins on the microprocessor. Make
sure that the microprocessor is completely and correctly seated in the socket.
Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the system board or to the
microprocessor.
Heat sink
Microprocessor
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