Installing A Microprocessor - IBM System x3850 X5 Installation And User Manual

10. Install the memory card.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 79.

Installing a microprocessor

The following notes describe the type of microprocessor that the server supports
and other information that you must consider when you install a microprocessor:
v To confirm that the server supports the microprocessor that you are installing,
v The optional microprocessors that IBM supports are limited by the capacity and
v The server supports up to four Intel Xeon microprocessors. If you are installing
v Do not mix Intel Xeon versions of the 6000 and 7000 Series and the E7 Series
Memory
card filler
a. If this is a new memory card, remove the memory card filler from the
server.
b. Insert the memory card into the memory-card connector.
c. Press the memory card into the connector and close the release levers.
d. Slide the blue release latch to the locked position.
see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
capability of the server. Any microprocessors that you install must have the
same specifications as the microprocessors that came with the server.
two or more microprocessors, they must be the same cache size and type, and
the same clock speed.
microprocessors in the same server, it is not supported. In addition:
Release
lever
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