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Dell PowerEdge R7525 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the processor

Prerequisites

WARNING:The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered off. Allow the heat sink to cool before removing it.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the heat sink.
CAUTION:You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error is displayed during the first instance of powering on the system after the processor or system board replacement which is expected. To fix, go to set up option to configure the system settings.

Steps

  1. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, loosen the screws to release the force plate. The sequence to loosen the screws is 3, 2, and 1.
    NOTE:The screw numbers are marked on the force plate.
    Figure 1. Removing screws on the force plate
    This image shows how to remove the screws on the force plate.
  2. Release the processor socket rail frame by lifting the blue latches.
    Figure 2. Lifting the rail frame
    This image shows how to lift the rail frame.
  3. Holding the blue tab on the processor tray, slide the tray out of the rail frame.
    Figure 3. Removing the processor tray
    This image shows how to remove the processor tray.

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