Dell PowerEdge 1950 User Manual

Installing System Components 69
6 Wait 30 seconds for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.
7 Open the other heat sink retention lever.
8 If the heat sink has not separated from the processor, carefully rotate the heat sink in a clockwise, then
counterclockwise, direction until it releases from the processor. Do not pry the heat sink from the
processor.
9 Lift the heat sink off of the processor and set the heat sink upside down so as not to contaminate the
thermal grease.
10 Pull the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is released from the socket. See
Figure 3-15.
11 Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way.
Figure 3-15. Installing and Removing the Processor
12 Lift the processor shield to release the processor, and then lift the processor out of the socket. Leave the
release lever up so that the socket is ready for the new processor.
NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the LGA socket when removing the processor. Bending the
pins can permanently damage the socket and system board.
1 socket key (2) 2 notch in processor 3 processor shield
4 processor 5 socket-release lever 6 ZIF socket
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 Specifications

General

Processor Sockets	2
Chipset	Intel 5000X
Memory Slots	8 DIMM slots
Network	Dual embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet
Form Factor	1U Rack
Processor	Intel Xeon 5100, 5300 series
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR2
Storage	SAS or SATA
Drive Bays	Two 3.5" SAS or SATA drives or Four 2.5" SAS or SATA drives
RAID Controller	PERC 5/i, PERC 6/i
Power Supply	670W redundant power supply (optional)
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux