Installing A Processor - Intel SRPL8 Product Manual

Installing a Processor

See Figure 51 (page 148) and Figure 52 (page 149).
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this chapter.
2. To access the processor mezzanine board(s), follow the steps in "Removing a Processor" on
page 148.
3. Being careful not to touch the gold edge connector on the processor cartridge, remove it from
the protective wrapper. Place the cartridge with the heatsink-side up on a nonconductive,
static-free surface.
4. Record the serial number of the cartridge in your equipment log (page 197).
5. Install processors sequentially beginning with the connector marked Processor 1 on the
mezzanine board.
6. Grasp the cartridge by the eject/insert levers, (A) and carefully slide it into the slot guides of
the processor retention bracket until the processor stops.
7. To seat the cartridge in the mezzanine board connector, push down on the levers
simultaneously, making sure that the lever locks (B) engage with the slots of the processor
retention bracket flange (C).
8. Insert the hook end of the holddown bracket in the flange of the processor retention bracket.
9. Reinstall the holddown securing screw.
10. Reinstall the top cover.
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Figure 52. Installing a Processor
A. Eject/insert levers
B. Lever locks
C. Slot in processor retention bracket flange
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