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3. socket-release lever 2
3. Hold the tab on the processor shield and rotate the shield upward and out of the way.
4. Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the release lever up so that the socket is ready for the
new processor.
CAUTION: If you are permanently removing a processor, you must install a socket protective
cap and a processor blank in the vacant socket to ensure proper system cooling. The
processor blank covers the vacant sockets for the DIMMs and the processor.
Figure 19. Installing and removing a processor
1. socket-release lever 1 2. pin–1 corner of the processor
3. processor 4. slot (4)
5. processor shield 6. socket-release lever 2
7. processor socket 8. tab (4)
Next steps
1. If you are removing the processor permanently, install the processor-and-DIMM blank.
2. Install a new processor.
3. Install the heat sink.
4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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