Dell PowerEdge C6145 Hardware Owner's Manual page 123

upward until the processor is released from the socket. See Figure 3-9.
5 Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way. See Figure 3-9.
6 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the socket-release lever
up so that the socket is ready for the new processor.
CAUTION: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing
the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the system board. Be
sure to properly align the processor notch to the socket and insert straight down.
Do not move from side to side.
Figure 3-9. Removing and Installing a Processor
1 processor shield
3 notch in processor (2)
5 socket key (2)
2 processor
4 ZIF socket
6 socket-release lever
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