Disassembly and Reassembly 4-13
Removing and Installing a Processor
This subsection provides the procedures for removing and installing a
Xeon processor in your system. The system board has sockets for two
processors. Each Xeon processor plugs into a standard Xeon ZIF socket. The
processor comes with up to 512K cache. The primary processor connector is
shown in the illustration below (see Figure 4-6, C). The secondary processor
connector is shown in the illustration below (Figure 4-6, B).
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CAUTION
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage components;
place them on an antistatic surface. Modify the system boar d
using an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis gro und.
A
B
C
A – System board
B –CPU #2
C –CPU #1
Figure 4-6. System Board Xeon Processor Locations
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WARNING
If the system was running, any processor and heat sink
installed is hot. To avoid the possibility of a burn, let t he
components cool for 10 minutes before continuing with thes e
procedures.