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Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
Installing or Replacing Server Components
• If you are installing a new CPU to a socket that was shipped empty, the socket has a protective cap
that is intended to prevent bent contact pins. Use the tool as shown in Figure 3-14 to grasp the
protective cap and then pivot to remove the cap.
Figure 3-14 Protective Cap Removal Tool
Step 3 Remove an old CPU:
a. Set the Pick-and-Place tool on the CPU in the socket, aligning the arrow on the tool with the
registration mark on the socket (the small triangular mark). See Figure 3-15.
b. Press the top button on the tool to grasp the installed CPU.
c. Lift the tool and CPU straight up.
d. Press the top button on the tool to release the old CPU on an anti-static surface.