Installation and Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xs Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- PowerEdge R750xs system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Optional optical drive
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- Side wall brackets
- Intrusion switch module
- Optional serial COM port
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Optional IDSDM module
- MicroSD card
- Optional BOSS S2 card
- PERC
- Rear drive module
- Optional OCP card
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- Power supply unit
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Removing the processor
Prerequisites
WARNING: The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered off. Allow the
heat sink to cool before removing it.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the heat sink.
CAUTION: You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error displayed during the first instance of
powering on the system after the processor or system board replacement which is expected. To fix this, simply
go to setup option to configure the system settings.
Steps
1. Place the heat sink with the processor side facing up.
2. Using the thumb finger lift up the Thermal Interface Material (TIM) break lever to release the processor package from the
TIM and carrier.
NOTE: Ensure to hold the carrier to the heat sink as the TIM break is rotated.
3. Push the retaining clips on the processor bracket to unlock the bracket from the heat sink.
Figure 67. Lift up the TIM break lever
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Installing and removing system components