AccuFitness Dell PowerEdge MicroProcessor 2450 User's Manual
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1. Sink Assembly support dell com Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 15 1 16 Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide2. Upgrade Installation Guide terminator card retention clips 2 latches 2 Figure 1 7 Removing a Terminator Card support dell com Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 13 5 6 Pivot the retention clips away from the guide bracket assembly Slide the terminator card out of the guide bracket assembly Installing a Terminator Card To install a terminator card in the guide bracket assembly perform the following steps 1 Slide the terminator card into the guide bracket assembly until the edge connec tor on the terminator card is firmly seated in the connector on the system board Place the retention clips on each end of the guide bracket in the notches on the ends of the guide bracket and then close the two latches to secure the termina tor card in the bracket Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly To remove the SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly perform the following steps CAUTION The SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly can get extremely hot VA during system operation Be sure that the assembly has had sufficient time to cool before you touch it CAUTION When handling the SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly take Jt care to avoid sharp edges on the heat sink WARNING Before you perform this procedure you must turn off the com puter and disconnect it from its AC power source For more information see Safety First For You and Your Computer in the Dell PowerEdge Systems
3. Dell PowerEdge 2400 2450 and 4400 Systems MICROPROCESSOR UPGRADE INSTALLATION GUIDE DELLA COM www dell com support dell com Notes Notices Cautions and Warnings Throughout this guide blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type These blocks are notes notices cautions and warnings and they are used as follows NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system NOTICE A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem CAUTION A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury WARNING A WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious bodily injury Information in this document is subject to change without notice 2000 Dell Computer Corporation All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL E COM logo and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation nte and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Computer Corp
4. Edge 2400 4 Remove the SEC cartridge and heat sink as follows CAUTION When handling the SEC cartridge and heat sink take care to AN avoid sharp edges on the heat sink CAUTION The SEC cartridge and heat sink can get extremely hot during AN system operation Be sure they have had sufficient time to cool before you touch them a Pull the tab on one side of the guide bracket assembly away from the end of the heat sink and pull up slightly on the SEC cartridge and heat sink see Figure 1 2 b Pull the tab on the other end of the guide bracket assembly to disengage the tab on the heat sink and then lift the SEC cartridge and heat sink away from the guide bracket assembly see Figure 1 2 support dell com Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 5 1 6 SEC cartridge tab 2 guide bracket assembly 5 Figure 1 2 Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink From the PowerEdge 2400 Installing the New SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink and Replacing the Cooling Shroud NOTICE All empty microprocessor connectors must be populated with a terminator card If your system supports more than one microprocessor and you are not installing the maximum number of microprocessors the remaining microprocessor connectors must have a terminator card NOTICE The terminator card must be rated to run at 133 MHz 1 Slide the new SEC cartridge and heat sink into the guide bracket assembly and firmly seat them in the assembly un
5. Installation and Troubleshooting Guide 1 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the AC power cable from its power source NOTICE See Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge in the safety instructions at the front of your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide 2 Remove the computer cover 3 Remove the cooling shroud 4 Lift the latches on each end of the guide bracket assembly 5 Pivot the retention clips away from the guide bracket assembly 6 Slide the SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly out of the guide bracket assembly 1 14 Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide Replacing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly To install the replacement SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly perform the follow ing steps 1 Remove the terminator card or old SEC cartridge from the guide bracket assembly 2 Slide the SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly into the guide bracket assembly until the edge connector on the SEC cartridge is firmly seated in the connector on the system board see Figure 1 8 3 Place the retention clips on each end of the guide bracket in the notches on the ends of the guide bracket and then close the two latches to secure the SEC car tridge and heat sink assembly in the bracket 4 Replace the cooling shroud and computer cover heat sink SEC cartridge retention clips 2 latches 2 Figure 1 8 Replacing an SEC Cartridge and Heat
6. MHz front side bus speed and 256 K cache the secondary microprocessor must match these specifications NOTICE All empty microprocessor connectors must be populated with a terminator card If your system supports more than one microprocessor and you are not installing the maximum number of microprocessors the remaining microprocessor connectors must have a terminator card NOTICE The terminator card must be rated to run at 133 MHz Before You Begin Before shutting down your system perform these preliminary steps e Record the system configuration settings Update the embedded server management ESM firmware e Update the basic input output system BIOS if necessary Use the resource configuration utility RCU diskette to save the RCU configura tion settings see your Users Guide for complete information The upgrade procedure requires a 2 Phillips screwdriver In addition use a wrist grounding strap for ESD protection Recording the System Configuration View the system configuration screens in the System Setup program and make a record of the settings Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide X support dell com Updating the ESM Firmware If an ESM firmware diskette is included with the upgrade kit update your ESM firm ware with the version contained on that diskette by performing the following steps The latest version of the ESM firmware is available at http support dell com 1 Insert the ESM fi
7. ati weet HA geht dente O RE ae BAUR Be 1 6 Figure 1 3 Installing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Into the PowerEdge 2400n anehe dene Tee reseed BAR oy 1 7 Figure 1 4 Removing the Air Blower 0 00 eee eee 1 9 iij Figure 1 5 Figure 1 6 Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink From the PowerEdge 2450 La aaa ie 1 10 Installing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Into the POWerEdGEG 2450 ic ire eee 1 11 Removing a Terminator Card 1 13 Replacing an SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly 1 15 4 4 Dell PowerEdge 2400 2450 and 4400 Systems Microproces sor Upgrade Installation Guide This document provides information on upgrading and installing microprocessors in Dell PowerEdge 2400 2450 and 4400 systems Precautionary Measures Before you perform any of the procedures in this document take a few moments to read the following warning for your personal safety and to prevent damage to the sys tem from electrostatic discharge ESD WARNING FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF THE A EQUIPMENT Before you start to work on the system perform the following steps in the sequence listed 1 Turn off your computer and any devices 2 Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the chassis such as the metal around the card slot openings at the back of the computer before touching anything inside your computer While you work periodically
8. c Push firmly on the power supply enclosure to move it slightly away from the air blower and allow extra clearance to remove the air blower d With your left hand pull the front of the air blower upward and away from the power supplies to unseat it You should hear it unsnap By pulling the air blower slightly away from the power supplies you avoid the need to use excessive force to clear the power supply enclosure e Slide the air blower slightly up and toward the front of the chassis until the metal tab at the back right of the air blower slides out of the small slot at the top back of the chassis Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide support dell com air blower power supply tab enclosure air blower power cable Figure 1 4 Removing the Air Blower 4 Remove the SEC cartridge and heat sink as follows CAUTION The SEC cartridge and heat sink can become extremely hot dur ing system operation Be sure that they have had sufficient time to cool before you touch them CAUTION When handling the SEC cartridge and heat sink take care to avoid sharp edges on the heat sink a Pull the tab on one side of the guide bracket assembly away from the end of the heat sink and pull up slightly on the SEC cartridge and heat sink see Figure 1 5 b Pull the tab on the other end of the guide bracket assembly to disengage the tab on the heat sink Then lift the SEC cartridge and heat sink away from the guide bracket as
9. essor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 7 1 8 NOTE If a setup password has been assigned by someone else contact your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector 3 Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify that the new microprocessor is operating correctly See your User s Guide and your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for additional information on running the Dell Diagnostics and troubleshooting any problems that may occur Installing an Upgrade Microprocessor in PowerEdge 2450 Systems This section provides instructions for e Removing the SEC cartridge and heat sink e Installing the new SEC cartridge and heat sink Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink NOTICE Follow the instructions in Precautionary Measures to ensure that the system is properly shut down and disconnected from all power sources Ensure that the system configuration screens are recorded as described in Before You Begin 1 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet 2 Open the system cover See your system nstallation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions if needed 3 Remove the air blower if present see Figure 1 4 a Unplug the Yshaped air blower power cable from the interposer board b Position your right thumb on the outside of the power supply enclosure beside the narrower front part of the air blower
10. guide bracket assemblies which hold the SEC cartridge and heat sink assemblies If your system has only one microprocessor the secondary guide bracket assembly must contain a terminator card If you add a second microprocessor to the system its maximum speed need not match that of the primary microprocessor but the internal operating speed of the faster microprocessor will be reduced to match the speed of the slower microprocessor NOTICE If you are upgrading a system by installing a secondary micropro cessor you must order an upgrade kit from Dell The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the microprocessor for use as a secondary microprocessor Removing a Terminator Card To remove a terminator card perform the following steps WARNING Before you perform this procedure you must turn off the com a puter and disconnect it from its AC power source For more information see Safety First For You and Your Computer in the Dell PowerEdge Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide 1 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the AC power cable from its power source NOTICE See Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge in the safety instructions at the front of your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide 2 Remove the computer cover 3 Remove the cooling shroud 4 Lift the latches on each end of the guide bracket assembly see Figure 1 7 1 12 Microprocessor
11. oration disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own September 2000 P N 028WD Rev A00 Figures Contents Precautionary Measures wii ii a ed a hake a 1 Before You Begin erer iie See eet Meee eel genta A nad A iaia 2 Recording the System Configuration 2 Updating the ESM Firmwares cia a fai alla 3 Updatna the BlOS ac urprieo liane tells spia pedoni 13 Saving RCU Configuration Settings 0 3 Installing an Upgrade Microprocessor in PowerEdge 2400 Systems 4 Removing the Cooling Shroud SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink 4 nstalling the New SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink and Replacing the Cooling Shrouds trio elia DI ea 6 Reassembling and Checking the System 0 00 7 Installing an Upgrade Microprocessor in PowerEdge 2450 Systems 8 Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink 8 nstalling the New SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink 1 11 Upgrading the Microprocessor or Installing a Secondary Microprocessor in PowerEdge 4400 Systems 1 12 Removing a Terminator Card 1 12 nstalliigza Terminator Card ive eS el eb degni Gem tus dae 1 14 Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly 1 14 Replacing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly 1 15 Figure 1 1 Removing the Cooling Shroud From the PowerEdge 2400 1 5 Figure 1 2 Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink From the PowerEdge 2A 00 msna c
12. rmware diskette into the diskette drive 2 Reboot the system 3 After the system completes the boot routine follow the instructions on the screen 4 After the message Successfully Completed Done appears on the screen remove the ESM firmware diskette from the diskette drive and follow the instruc tions on the screen to reboot the system Updating the BIOS If a BIOS diskette is included with the kit update your BIOS with the version con tained on that diskette by performing the following steps The latest version of the BIOS is available at http support dell com 1 Insert the BIOS diskette into the diskette drive 2 Reboot the system 3 After the system completes the boot routine follow the instructions on the screen 4 After the message BIOS has been successfully installed appears on the screen remove the BIOS diskette from the diskette drive and follow the instructions on the screen to reboot the system Saving RCU Configuration Settings Use the RCU diskette provided with the kit to save the current system configuration settings by performing the following steps 1 Insert the RCU diskette into the diskette drive and reboot the system 2 When the Welcome screen appears press lt Enter gt The Main menu is displayed 3 Select Step 5 Save and Exit and then follow the online instructions to save the current system configuration information NOTE The RCU recognizes microprocessors operating at 450 MHz and fa
13. sembly see Figure 1 5 Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 9 heat sink SEC cartridge guidebraces ST assembly Figure 1 5 Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink From the PowerEdge 2450 1 10 Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide Installing the New SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink NOTICE All empty microprocessor connectors must be populated with a terminator card If your system supports more than one microprocessor and you are not installing the maximum number of microprocessors the remaining microprocessor connectors must have a terminator card NOTICE The terminator card must be rated to run at 133 MHz 1 Slide the SEC cartridge and heat sink into the guide bracket assembly and firmly seat them in the assembly until the tabs snap into place over the ends of the heat sink see Figure 1 6 heat sink SN ue SEC cartridge tabs 2 guido vate TT assembly Figure 1 6 Installing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Into the PowerEdge 2450 2 Replace the air blower housing assembly if it was removed in step 3 of the previous procedure 3 Replace the system cover 4 Reconnect your system and peripherals to their power sources support dell com Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 11 Upgrading the Microprocessor or Installing a Secondary Microprocessor in PowerEdge 4400 Systems Each microprocessor is contained within an SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly The system board has two
14. ster The latest version of the RCU is available at http support dell com Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 3 1 4 Installing an Upgrade Microprocessor in PowerEdge 2400 Systems This section provides instructions for e Removing the cooling shroud single edge contact SEC cartridge and heat sink e Installing the new SEC cartridge and heat sink and replacing the cooling shroud e Reassembling and checking the system Removing the Cooling Shroud SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink NOTICE Follow the instructions in Precautionary Measures to ensure that the system is properly shut down and disconnected from all power sources Ensure that the system configuration screens are recorded as described in Before You Begin 1 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet 2 Remove the right side system cover and bezel See your system nstallation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions if needed 3 Remove the cooling shroud as follows a Unscrew and remove the two retention pins see Figure 1 1 b Remove the shroud by lifting the end of the shroud closest to the micropro cessor s until the opposite end of the shroud disengages from the cooling fan on the system s back panel see Figure 1 1 Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide thumbscrew retention pins 2 Figure 1 1 Removing the Cooling Shroud From the Power
15. til the tabs snap into place over the ends of the heat sink see Figure 1 3 Hook the upper edge of the large opening on the end of the cooling shroud over the top of the cooling fan on the system s back panel Lower the other end of the shroud into place over the microprocessor s Secure the shroud by reinstalling the two retention pins Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide support dell com gt a SEC cartridge tab 2 s 2 guide bracket__T N assembly Figure 1 3 Installing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Into the PowerEdge 2400 Reassembling and Checking the System 1 Replace the right side system cover and front bezel reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources and turn them on As the system boots it detects the presence of the new microprocessor and automatically changes the system configuration information in the System Setup program The following message appears Second processor detected Enter the System Setup program and confirm that the top line in the system data area correctly identifies the installed microprocessor s By default the serial numbers of Pentium III microprocessors are not displayed See the procedures in Using the System Setup Program in your User s Guide for accessing and modi fying entries in the System Setup screens Reset the chassis intrusion detector while in the System Setup program by changing Chassis Intrusion to Not Detected Microproc
16. touch an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis to dissipate any static electricity that might harm internal components 3 Disconnect your computer and devices from their power sources Also discon nect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock support dell com Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide 1 1 1 2 In addition take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate e When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its strain relief loop not on the cable itself Some cables have a connector with locking tabs if you are disconnecting this type of cable press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting the cable As you pull connectors apart keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins Also before you connect a cable make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned e Handle components and cards with care Don t touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold a component such as a microprocessor chip by its edges not by its pins NOTICE If your system has two microprocessors installed the secondary microprocessor must be the same type and have the same front side bus speed and cache size as the primary microprocessor For example if the system you are installing has an Intel Pentium III primary micro processor with 133 megahertz
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