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Replacing or adding a processor
Warning
Processors and heat sinks may be hot if the computer has been running. Before replacing a processor or heat sink, let them cool for several minutes.
Caution
A heat sink must be installed on the processor. Installing a processor without a heat sink could damage the processor.
The system board supports as many as four AMD® Opteron™ 2000 series processors with 3.0 GHz Hyper Transport Bus. With four
Important
You must have a processor in the Processor 0 socket, or your server will not start. If you are upgrading your server from one processor to multiple processors, you may need to reconfigure your operating system so it can recognize the additional processors. For instructions, see your operating system’s documentation.
Important
If you install multiple processors onto the system board, the processors must be the same speed, revision, core voltage, and bus speed.
To replace a processor:
1Install the most current BIOS version. For instructions, see “Updating the BIOS” on page 54.
2Follow the instructions in “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 24. Make sure that you turn off the server, then unplug the power cord(s) and all other cables connected to the server.
3Follow the instructions in “Opening the server case” on page 25.
4Push down, then pull out and up on the heatsink retention levers (1) and move them out of the way.
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Caution
The heatsink has Thermal Interface Material (TIM) on the bottom. Be careful not to damage this material when you remove the heatsink from the processor. If removing the heatsink also pulls the processor out of the processor socket, the processor could be damaged.
5Lift the heatsink straight up (2), then remove the heatsink from the processor.
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