Installing A Microprocessor - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 Service Manual

To remove a microprocessor, complete the following steps:
10. Open the microprocessor bracket frame and carefully remove the
11. If you are instructed to return the microprocessor, follow all packaging

Installing a microprocessor

For information about the type of microprocessor that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when installing a microprocessor, see the User's
Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD.
Read the documentation that comes with the microprocessor to determine whether
you must update the basic input/output system (BIOS) code. To download the most
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IBM System x3655 Type 7985: Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices.
3. Disconnect all external cables and power cords.
4. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 39).
5. Remove the riser-card assembly (see "Removing the riser-card assembly" on
page 84).
6. Remove the air baffle (see"Removing the air baffle" on page 41).
7. Open the heat-sink release latch to the fully-open position.
8. Lift the heat sink out of the server.
Heat sink
release lever
9. Open the microprocessor release latch to the fully-open position.
microprocessor.
Microprocessor
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Retainer bracket
Microprocessor
Alignment marks
Notches