Dell DX6000 User Manual

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Installing System Components

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.

9 Position your thumb firmly over the processor socket-release lever and

release the lever from the locked position. Rotate the lever 90 degrees

upward until the processor is released from the socket. See Figure 3-27.

10 Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way. See Figure 3-27.

Figure 3-27. Installing and Removing a Processor

CAUTION:

Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing

the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the system board.

1

socket-release lever

2

processor

3

processor shield

4

notch in processor (2)

5

socket key (2)

6

ZIF socket

6

1

2

4

3

5

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