Chapter 6: Installing an Additional Processor
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Figure 6-1. System Board Set
Removing the CPU Thermal Dummy
CPU thermal dummies must be installed where a processor is absent to properly direct cooling
airflow. Therefore, the CPU thermal dummy must be removed before installing an additional
processor.
Complete the following procedure to remove the CPU thermal dummy:
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this chapter.
2. Remove the Processor/Memory Complex as described in “Removing the Processor/Memory
Complex” in Chapter 5.
3. Orient the complex such that you have access to the surface from which you are removing
processors or CPU thermal dummies.
4. Loosen the four captive screws that secure the triple-beam to the sides of the
Processor/Memory Complex.
5. Remove the sheet metal baffle located to the front of the processors or CPU thermal dummies
in the Processor/Memory Complex. To remove the baffle, press the flexible retaining tabs in
as you slide the baffle out. You need this sheet metal baffle out of the way to access some of
the captive screws in the next step.
6. Loosen the captive screws in the top of the triple-beam and lift it up and away from the
Processor/Memory Complex.
7. Lift the blanks out of the complex.
