Figure 6-9. Microprocessor Securing Clip; Figure 6-10. Removing The Microprocessor - Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

press here to
release clip

Figure 6-9. Microprocessor Securing Clip

4. Remove the microprocessor chip from the socket.
CAUTION: Be careful not to bend any of the
pins when removing the microprocessor chip
from its socket. Bending the pins can perma-
nently damage the microprocessor chip.
Your microprocessor socket is a zero insertion force
(ZIF) socket with a lever-type handle that secures the
chip in, or releases it from, the socket.
To remove the chip, pull the microprocessor-socket
release lever straight up until the chip is released (see
Figure 6-10). Then lift the chip out of the socket.
Leave the release lever up so that the socket is ready
for the new microprocessor.
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microprocessor
securing clip hooks
over tabs on left
and right sides
of socket
5.
6.
release lever

Figure 6-10. Removing the Microprocessor

Unpack the new microprocessor.
CAUTION: Be careful not to bend any of the
pins when unpacking the microprocessor.
Bending the pins can permanently damage the
microprocessor.
If any of the pins on the chip appear to be bent, see
the chapter titled "Getting Help" in your Diagnostics
and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on obtain-
ing technical assistance.
Align the pin-1 corner of the microprocessor chip
(see Figure 6-11) with the pin-1 corner of the
microprocessor socket (see Figure 6-12).
NOTE: Identifying the pin-1 corners is critical to
positioning the chip correctly.
Identify the pin-1 corner of the microprocessor by
turning the chip over and locating the tiny gold fin-
ger that extends from one corner of the large central
rectangular area. The gold finger points toward
pin 1, which is also uniquely identified by a square
pad.
microprocessor chip
microprocessor
socket