Dell PowerEdge R530xd Owner's Manual

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Removing 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.
  • WARNING: The processor will be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the processor to cool before removing it.
  • 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.
  • NOTE: To ensure proper system cooling, you must install a processor blank in any empty processor socket.
  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. If connected, disconnect the cables from expansion card (s).
  5. If installed, remove the PCIe expansion card riser.
  6. Remove the cooling shroud.
    • NOTE: If applicable, close the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud to release the full length card.
  7. Remove the heat sink.
  8. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.

Steps

  1. Using a clean, lint-free cloth 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.
  2. Position your thumb firmly over the socket-release lever 1 and lever 2 of the processor and release both the levers simultaneously from the locked position by pushing down and out from under the tab.
    Figure 1. Processor shield opening and closing lever sequence This figure shows processor shield opening and closing lever sequence.
    1. socket-release lever 1
    2. processor
    3. socket-release lever 2
  3. Hold the tab on the processor shield and rotate the shield upward and out of the way.
  4. 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 blank in the vacant socket to ensure proper system cooling. The processor blank covers the vacant sockets for the DIMMs and the processor.
    Figure 2. Installing and removing a processor This figure shows how to remove or install a processor.
    1. socket-release lever 1
    2. pin–1 corner of the processor
    3. processor
    4. slot (4)
    5. processor shield
    6. socket-release lever 2
    7. processor socket
    8. tab (4)

  1. If you are removing the processor permanently, install the processor blank.

  2. Install a processor.

  3. Install the heat sink.

  4. If removed, reinstall the PCIe expansion card riser.

  5. If disconnected, reconnect the cables to the expansion card(s).

  6. Reinstall the cooling shroud.

  7. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system .

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