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Dell PowerEdge C6100 User Manual

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Installing System Components

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4 Remove the heat sink, see "Removing the Heat Sink" on page 64.

CAUTION:

The processor is held in its socket under strong pressure. Be aware

that the release lever can spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped.

5 Position your thumb firmly over the processor socket-release lever and

release the lever from the locked position. Rotate the lever 90 degrees
upward until the processor is released from the socket. See Figure 3-9.

6 Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way. See Figure 3-9.
7 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the socket-release lever up so

that the socket is ready for the new processor

CAUTION:

Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing

the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the system board.

Figure 3-9.

Removing and Installing a Processor

1

processor shield

2

processor

3

socket-release lever

4

ZIF socket

5

socket key (2)

6

notch in processor (2)

2

1

6

3

4

5

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