CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Remove the blade from the enclosure.
2. Open the blade.
NOTE: : The processor and heat sink can become extremely hot. Be sure the processor has had sufficient time to cool before handling.
3. Remove the cooling shroud.
4. Loosen the screws that secure the heat sink to the blade system board.
5. Remove the heat sink: Set the heat sink upside down on the work surface to avoid contaminating the thermal grease.
7. Use a clean, lint-free cloth to remove any thermal grease from the surface of the processor shield.
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.
8. Position your thumb firmly over the socket-release lever near the label marked OPEN 1st and release the lever from the locked position by pushing down and out from under the tab.
9. Similarly, release the socket-release lever near the label marked CLOSE 1st from the locked position. Rotate the lever 90 degrees upward.
10. Hold the tab on the processor shield and rotate it upward and out of the way.
11. If applicable, remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield. To remove the socket protective cap, push the cap from the inside of the processor shield and move it away from the socket pins.
NOTE: : It is recommended that you install/remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield with the processor shield in the open position.
CAUTION: : The socket pins are fragile and can be permanently damaged. Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket when removing the processor out of the socket.
12. Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the release lever up so that the socket is ready for the new processor.
CAUTION : If you are permanently removing a processor, you must install a socket protective cap and a processor/DIMM blank in the vacant socket to ensure proper system cooling. The processor/DIMM blank covers the vacant sockets for the DIMMs and the processor.
Installing A Processor:
1. Unlatch and rotate the socket-release levers 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-release lever is fully open.
2. Hold the tab near the label marked LIFT on the processor shield and rotate it upward and out of the way.
3. If applicable, remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield. To remove the socket protective cap, push the cap from the inside of the processor shield and move it away from the socket pins.
NOTE: : It is recommended that you install/remove the socket protective cap from the processor shield with the processor shield in the open position.
CAUTION: : Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the system board or the processor. Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket.
CAUTION: : Do not use force to seat the processor. When the processor is positioned correctly, it engages easily into the socket.
4. Install the processor in the socket:
a. Identify the pin-1 corner of the processor by locating the tiny gold triangle on one corner of the processor. Place this corner in the same corner of the ZIF socket identified by a corresponding triangle on the system board.
b. Align the pin-1 corner of the processor with the pin-1 corner of the system board.
c. Set the processor lightly in the socket.
Because the system uses a ZIF processor socket, do not use force. When the processor is positioned correctly, it drops down into the socket with minimal pressure.
d. Close the processor shield.
e. Rotate the socket-release lever near the label marked CLOSE 1st until it is locked in position.
f. Similarly, rotate the socket-release lever near the label marked OPEN 1st to the locked position.
5. Install the heat sink:
Reinstalling a heat sink
Use a clean, lint-free cloth to remove the existing thermal grease from the heat sink.
Upgrading a processor
If a new heat sink was supplied with the processor, install it.
Reinstalling a processor
Clean any remnants of thermal grease from the processor.
a. Open the grease applicator included with your processor kit and apply all of the thermal grease in the applicator to the center of the topside of the new processor.
b. Place the heat sink onto the processor.
c. Tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink to the blade board.
NOTE: : Do not over-tighten the heat sink retention screws when installing the heat sink. To prevent over-tightening, tighten the retention screw until resistance is felt, and stop once the screw is seated. The screw tension should be no more than 6 in-lb (6.9 kg-cm).
6. Install the cooling shroud.
7. Close the blade.
8. Install the blade in the enclosure.
As the system boots, it detects the presence of the new processor and automatically changes the system configuration information in the System Setup.
9. Press <F2> to enter the System Setup and check that the processor information matches the new system configuration.
10. Run the system diagnostics to verify that the new processor operates correctly.
11. Update the system BIOS.
