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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 63xx Systems
INSTALLING A MICROPROCESSOR
OR TERMINATOR CARD

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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 63xx Systems
Installing a Microprocessor or
Terminator Card
WARNING: The power supplies in your PowerEdge system may produce
high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm. Only
trained service technicians are authorized to remove the computer cover
and access any of the components inside the computer. For more informa-
tion, see “Safety Instructions” in your system’s Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide.
This document updates information contained in your Dell PowerEdge system docu-
mentation. The guide-bracket assemblies, which hold the microprocessors or
terminator cards, have been redesigned. The following sections describe how to
remove or install a microprocessor or terminator card in a guide bracket assembly.
Removing a Microprocessor or Terminator
Card
Each microprocessor is contained within a single-edge contact (SEC) cartridge and
heat sink assembly. If your system has only one microprocessor, the remaining guide-
bracket assembly connectors must contain terminator cards.
To remove a microprocessor or a terminator card, perform the following steps.
CAUTION: The SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly can get extremely hot
during system operation. Be sure that the assembly has had sufficient time
to cool before you touch it.
CAUTION: When handling the SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly, take
care to avoid sharp edges on the heat sink.
WARNING: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the com-
puter and disconnect it from its AC power source. For more information, see
"Safety First—For You and Your Computer" in Chapter 7 in your system
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

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1.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the AC
power cable from its power source.
NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety
instructions at the front of your computer’s Installation and Trouble-
shooting Guide.
2. Remove the computer cover.
See “Checking Inside the Computer” in your system’s Installation and Trouble-
shooting Guide for more information.
3. Remove the cooling shroud.
See “Checking Inside the Computer” in your system’s Installation and Trouble-
shooting Guide for more information.
4. Lift the latches on each end of the guide bracket assembly (see Figure 1). Pivot
the retention clips away from the guide bracket assembly, then slide the SEC car-
tridge or terminator card out of the guide bracket assembly.
Figure 1. Removing a Microprocessor or Terminator Card
latches (2)
guide-bracket assembly
retention clips (2)
heat sink
SEC cartridge

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Installing a Microprocessor or Terminator
Card
To install a microprocessor or terminator card, perform the following steps:
1.Slide the microprocessor or terminator card into the guide-bracket assembly until
the edge connector on the SEC cartridge or terminator card is firmly seated in the
connector on the system board.
Figure 2. Installing a Microprocessor or Terminator Card
2. Place the retention clips on each end of the guide bracket in the notches on the
ends of the guide bracket (see Figure 2), then close the two latches to secure the
microprocessor or terminator card in the bracket.
3. Replace the cooling shroud and computer cover.
See “Checking Inside the Computer” in your system’s Installation and Trouble-
shooting Guide for more information.
This completes the installation of your microprocessor or terminator card.
latches (2)
guide-bracket
assembly
retention clips (2)
notches (2)
heat sink SEC cartridge

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