DELL DL2100 User Manual

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Installing System Components
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If you are permanently removing the processor, you must install a processor 
blank and a heat-sink blank in the CPU2 socket to ensure proper system 
cooling. Adding the blank is similar to installing a processor. See "Installing 
a Processor."
Installing a Processor
 
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: 
In a single-processor configuration, the CPU1 socket must be used.
1 If you are adding a second processor for the first time, remove the 
heat-sink blank and the processor blank from the vacant processor socket. 
Removing the blanks is similar to removing a processor. See "Removing a 
Processor."
2 Remove the processor from the packing material by the processor’s edges 
only. Do not touch the bottom of the processor. Handle the processor 
carefully with your fingers on the side edges. Place your hand beneath the 
processor when you are moving it to the system.
3 Locate the pin 1 indicator on the system board socket.
4 Locate the pin 1 indicator on the top of the processor. The pin 1 indicator 
is shown as a triangle on the top of the processor. See Figure 3-29. 
 
CAUTION: 
Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the 
system board or the processor. Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket. 
5 Place the processor over the socket with each pin 1 aligned and level. See 
 
CAUTION: 
Do not use force to seat the processor. When the processor is 
positioned correctly, it engages easily into the socket. 
6 Align the notches in the processor with the socket keys on the ZIF