Figure 5-20 Opening The Socket Lever - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V60x Manual

Caution – Pressing the power button does not turn off power to this board.
Disconnect the server board from its power source and from any
telecommunications links, networks, or modems before doing any of the procedures
described in this guide. Failure to do this can result in personal injury or equipment
damage. Some circuitry on the server board may continue to operate even though
the front panel power button is off.
Caution – Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage server board components.
Perform CPU replacement procedures only at an ESD workstation. If no such station
is available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist
strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer chassis.
Caution – CPU installation must be performed by trained service personnel only!
An ESD wrist strap must be used for this procedure.
To install a new processor, follow these steps:
1. Remove any server items necessary to gain access to the CPU socket where you
will install the new CPU and heatsink.
2. Following the instructions packaged with your boxed processor, prepare the new
processor for installation.
Caution – You should not allow any surface that has thermal interface material to
come in contact with any other surface, as surface contamination may occur.
3. As shown in Figure 5-20, open the socket lever.
FIGURE 5-20
4. Align the corner mark on the processor with the mark on the socket.
5. Insert the processor into the socket as shown in Figure 5-21.
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Opening the Socket Lever