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Setting up Dual Processor Xeons

PCQ Bureau

01 Mar 2001 16:05 IST

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If you have looked inside a dual processor Xeon server, particularly a

generic assembled one, then it’s quite possible that you’ve come away

intrigued with what you’ve seen. It looks almost like a reinforced steel

structure built on the motherboard. Actually, it’s nothing but the two

processors and the reinforcing for them. In this piece, we’ll take you through

the steps of assembling the two processors on to the motherboard.

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1. Unlike with PCs, the processor doesn’t go in first. The retention mechanism for the first processor is installed first. As the name indicates, this helps retain the rather heavy processor. The retention mechanism is bolted in place using the nuts provided. The processor is installed inside this, in the space marked by the transparent square	2. Once the first processor is plugged in, the next step is to cap it, using one of the two retention caps provided. The cap locks in place using a self-locking mechanism

3. Two brace bars bind this assembly to the second processor assembly. Note that when you use only one processor, you have to use the FSB termination module (a small circuit card that fits into the Socket 2 slot for the second Xeon processor) that comes with the motherboard, and install the retention mechanism anyway	4. Now you install the retention mechanism for the second processor, the processor itself and the cap, and lock this assembly to the first one, using the brace bars. Once this is done, you add further rigidity by installing the two retention frames across the two processor assemblies. For clarity, we’ve shown only one as installed. You have to install both

Krishna Kumar

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