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Precautionary Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Recording the System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Updating the ESM Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Updating the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Saving RCU Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 1300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 2300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Removing the Microprocessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Removing and Replacing the Guide Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Replacing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Installing the Upgrade Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Installing a New Cooling Shroud in the PowerEdge 1300 and 2300 . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Reassembling and Checking the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19

Figure 1-1.

Removing the System Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Figure 1-2.

Removing the System Board Mounting Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Figure 1-3.

Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Figure 1-4.

Removing the Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Figure 1-5.

Removing the Old Guide Bracket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Figure 1-6.

Installing the New Guide Bracket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Figure 1-7.

Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Figure 1-8.

Installing the Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Figure 1-9.

Installing a New Cooling Shroud Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

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