Dell PowerEdge R530xd Owner's Manual

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Installing a processor

Prerequisites

  • 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.
  • NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
  1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system .
  3. If you are upgrading your system (from a single processor system to a dual processor system or a processor with a higher processor bin) download the latest system BIOS version from dell.com/support and follow the instructions included in the compressed download file to install the update on your system.
    • NOTE: You can update the system BIOS by using Lifecycle Controller.
  4. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
  • NOTE: If you are installing a single processor, it must be installed in socket CPU 1.

Steps

  1. Unpack the new processor.
  2. Locate the processor socket.
  3. Unlatch and rotate the socket-release levers 90 degrees upward and ensure that the socket-release lever is fully open.
  4. Hold the tab on the processor shield and lift the shield and move it out of the way.
  5. If installed, 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 damage 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.
  6. Install the processor in the socket:
    1. 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 (Zero Insertion Force) socket identified by a corresponding triangle on the system board.
    2. Install the processor into the socket such that the slots on the processor align with the socket keys.
      • CAUTION: The sled uses a ZIF processor socket. Do not use force to seat the processor. When the processor is positioned correctly, it engages easily into the socket.
    3. Close the processor shield.
    4. Rotate the socket-release lever 1 and lever 2 simultaneously until they are locked into position.
  • NOTE: Ensure that you install the heat sink after you install the processor. The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
  1. Install the heat sink.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system .

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