Dell PowerEdge M600 User Manual

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Installing Blade Components

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3 Install the heat sink. See Figure 3-18 (PowerEdge M600) or Figure 3-19

(PowerEdge M905, M805, or M605).

a

If you are reinstalling a heat sink, use a clean lint-free cloth to remove
the existing thermal grease from the heat sink.

If you are upgrading a processor and a new heat sink was supplied with
the processor, install the new heat sink.

If you are reinstalling a processor, also clean any remnants of thermal
grease from the processor.

b

Apply thermal grease evenly to the top of the processor.

c

Place the heat sink onto the processor.

The heat sink must match the orientation shown in Figure 3-16
(PowerEdge M905), Figure 3-17 (PowerEdge M805), Figure 3-18
(PowerEdge M600) or Figure 3-19 (PowerEdge M605).

NOTE:

Do not over-tighten the heat sink retention screws when installing the

heat sink. To prevent over-tightening, tighten the retention screw until
resistance is felt and stop once the screw is seated. The screw tension should
be no more than 6 in-lb (6.9 kg-cm).

d

Carefully

tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink to the blade

board.

4 Close the blade. See "Closing the Blade" on page 104.
5 Install the blade. See "Installing a Blade" on page 98.

As the system boots, it detects the presence of the new processor and
automatically changes the system configuration information in the System
Setup program.

6 Press <F2> to enter the System Setup program, and check that the processor

information matches the new system configuration.

See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 79 for instructions about
using the System Setup program.

7 Run the system diagnostics to verify that the new processor operates

correctly.

See "Running System Diagnostics" on page 197 for information about
running the diagnostics and troubleshooting processor problems.

8 Update the system BIOS.

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