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Installing the processor – Dell OptiPlex 740 User Manual

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5.

Remove the processor from the socket.

Leave the release lever extended in the release position so that the socket is ready for the new processor, and go to

Installing the Processor

.

 

Installing the Processor

 

1.

Follow the procedures in

Before You Begin

.

 

2.

Unpack the new processor, being careful not to bend any of the processor pins.

 

3.

If the release lever on the socket is not fully extended, move it to that position.

 

4.

Align the pin-1 corners of the processor and socket.

1

processor

2

release lever

3

socket

NOTICE:

Be careful not to bend any of the pins when you remove the processor from the socket. Bending the pins can permanently damage the

processor.

NOTICE:

After removing the processor, be careful not to get any thermal grease on the processor pins. Thermal grease on the pins can permanently

damage the processor.

NOTICE:

Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the computer.

NOTICE:

Be careful not to bend any of the pins when you replace the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the processor.

NOTICE:

Be careful not to bend any of the pins when you unpack the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the processor.

NOTE:

You must position the processor correctly in the socket to avoid permanent damage to the processor and the computer when you turn on

the computer.