Installing a vrm – Dell Precision 650 User Manual
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VRM
Dell Precision™ Workstations 450 and 650 User's Guide
1.
Shut down the computer through the Start menu.
2.
Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut
down your computer, turn them off now.
3.
Disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer.
4.
Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from electrical outlets, and then press the power button to ground the system board.
5.
If you have installed a padlock through the padlock ring on the back panel, remove the padlock.
6.
Open the computer cover
.
Installing a VRM
1.
Remove the microprocessor airflow shroud (for the Dell Precision 650 computer, see "
Microprocessor Airflow Shroud
" or for the Dell Precision 450
computer, see "
Microprocessor Airflow Shroud
").
2.
Press the securing clips at each end of the VRM connector outward until they snap open.
To locate the VRM connector, see the system board components illustration (for the Dell Precision 450 computer, see "
System Board Components
" or for
the Dell Precision 650 computer, see "
System Board Components
") or see the system board label inside your computer.
NOTICE:
A VRM must be installed to operate dual microprocessors. To locate the VRM connector, see the system board components illustration (for the
Dell Precision 450 computer, see "
System Board Components
" or for the Dell Precision 650 computer, see "
System Board Components
") or the system
board label inside your computer.
NOTICE:
To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
CAUTION:
To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
NOTICE:
Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the
computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate any static electricity that could harm internal components.
CAUTION:
Before you perform this procedure, follow the safety instructions in the System Information Guide.
1
VRM
2
securing clips (2)