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    Do I really need the plastic carrier for a e5-26xx

    Thanks, that is what I was hoping to hear! --mike
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    Do I really need the plastic carrier for a e5-26xx

    Hi Thanks, I have the opposite problem. I am installing these in HP servers (I have installed 16 so far), and the CPU socket is set up to use the plastic frame. I am wondering if it is safe to buy CPUs without the plastic frame, and install them? That means laying the CPU directly into the...
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    Do I really need the plastic carrier for a e5-26xx

    Hi Alex, thanks for your quick reply, i have attached an image from a posting on e-bay. My first 8 blades were built using processors mounted like this.
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    Do I really need the plastic carrier for a e5-26xx

    Hi all, I am trying to finish populating the processors and memory for an HP7000 blade server, I populated 8 of the blades with used e5-2670V1 processors which came with the plastic carriers and have had no problems. I am interested in populating the last 8 blades, but the used processors I am...