Installing a CPU
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C A U T I O N . Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend
the pins and severely damage the CPU!
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Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and move it to the left (B) until it
is released from the retention tab.
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B
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Lift the load lever in the direction
of the arrow to a 135º angle.Lift
the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger to a 100º angle (A),
then push the PnP cap from the
load plate window to remove (B).
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B
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B
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A
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Position the CPU over the socket,
making sure that the gold triangle is
on the bottom-left corner of the
socket. The socket alignment key
should fit into the CPU notch.
A
Close the load plate (A), then push the
load lever (B) until it snaps into the
retention tab.
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