Dell PowerEdge 2900 - Manual (Page 91)

Installing System Components
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7 Wait 30 seconds for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.
8 Open the other heat sink retention lever.
9 If the heat sink has not separated from the processor, carefully rotate the heat sink in a clockwise, then
counterclockwise, direction until it releases from the processor. Do not pry the heat sink off of the
processor.
10 Lift the heat sink off of the processor and set the heat sink aside.
11 Pull the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is released from the socket. See
Figure 3-25.
12 Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way.
Figure 3-25. Installing and Removing a Processor
13 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the release lever up so that the socket is ready for the
new processor.
NOTICE:
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.
14 Unpack the new processor.
15 Align the processor with the socket keys on the ZIF socket. See Figure 3-25.
1 socket-release lever 2 processor shield 3 socket key (2)
4 ZIF socket 5 processor
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