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Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
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Arrow marks for alignment
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Install a new CPU:
Step 5
Set the Pick-and-Place tool with CPU over the empty CPU socket on the motherboard.
a.
Align the arrow on the top of the tool with the registration mark (small triangle) that is stamped on the
Note
metal of the CPU socket, as shown in
Press the top button on the tool to set the CPU into the socket. Remove the empty tool.
b.
Close the hinged CPU cover plate.
c.
Clip down the CPU retaining latch. See
d.
Install a heatsink:
Step 6
The heatsink must have a new, undamaged thermal pad on the heatsink-to-CPU surface to ensure proper
Caution
cooling. If you are replacing a heatsink that was previously used, you must remove the old thermal pad.
If you are installing a new heatsink, skip to step
Apply an alcohol-based cleaning solution to the old thermal pad and let it soak for a least 15
a.
seconds.
Wipe all of the old thermal pad off the old heatsink using a soft cloth that will not scratch the
b.
heatsink surface.
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CPU and Pick-and-Place Tool on Pedestal
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Installing or Replacing Server Components
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Figure 3-13.
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