Installing and removing CPUs

The following is the procedure to mount a CPU into a UCS B-Series blade server:

1. Make sure you are wearing an ESD wrist wrap grounded to the blade server cover.
2. To release the CPU clasp, slide it down and to the side.
3. Move the lever up and remove the CPU's blank cover. Keep the blank in a safe place just in case you need to remove the CPU later.
4. Lift the CPU by its plastic edges and align it with the socket. The CPU can only fit one way.
5. Lower the mounting bracket with the side lever, and secure the CPU into the socket.
6. Align the heat sink with its fins in a position allowing unobstructed airflow from front to back.
7. Gently tighten the heat sink screws to the motherboard.

CPU removal is the reverse of the installation process. It is critical to place the blank socket cover back over the CPU socket. Damage could occur to the socket without the blank cover.