HP ProLiant BL495c Generation 5 Installation Instructions

Processor Option

Installation Instructions

for HP ProLiant BL495c Generation 5 Server Blades
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Part Number 484106-001
July 2008 (First Edition)
Overview
This document provides instructions for installing a processor and
a heatsink.

Kit contents

Processor with installation tool
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• Heatsink
This document
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Installing a processor

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot
surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system
components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the system board:
Do not touch the processor socket contacts.
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Always install the processor socket cover after
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removing the processor from the socket.
• Do not tilt or slide the processor when lowering the
processor into the socket.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the processor:
• Handle the processor only by the edges.
Do not touch the bottom of the processor, especially
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the contact area.
CAUTION: To prevent possible server malfunction and
damage to the equipment, multiprocessor configurations
must contain processors with the same part number.
CAUTION: The heatsink thermal interface media is not
reusable and must be replaced if the heatsink is removed
from the processor after it has been installed.
IMPORTANT: Processor socket 1 must be populated at all
times or the server blade does not function.
To install a processor:
1. Update the system ROM.
Locate and download the latest ROM version from the HP
website
(http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/romfl
ash.html). Follow the instructions on the website to update the
system ROM.
2. Power down the server blade.
3. Remove the server blade.
4. Remove the access panel.