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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Assembling the Processor Package
Attach the processor to the narrow processor clip to create the processor package.
Caution:
Exercise extreme caution when handling the CPU. Do not touch the underside
of the CPU to avoid damaging it. Be sure to wear ESD gloves when handling components.
1. Locate pin 1 (A), which is the triangle on the top of the narrow processor clip. Also
locate notch B and notch C on the processor clip.
2. Locate pin 1 (A), which is the triangle on the underside of the CPU. Also, locate notch B
and notch C on the CPU as shown below.
3. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the narrow processor clip. Once they are aligned,
carefully insert the CPU into the processor clip by sliding notch B of the CPU into notch
B of the processor clip, and sliding notch C of the CPU into notch C of the processor
clip.
4. Examine all corners of the CPU to ensure that it is properly seated and secure on the
processor clip.
The processor package assembly is created.
A
B
C
Allow Notch C to
latch on to CPU
Allow Notch B to
latch on to CPU
A
A
B
B
C
C
Pin 1
Align CPU Pin 1
CPU (Upside Down)
w/CPU LGA Lands up
CPU/Heatsink Package
(Upside Down)
Align Notch C of the CPU
and Notch C of the Processor Clip
Align Notch B of the CPU
and Notch B of the Processor Clip
Processor Package Assembly for the non-F Model Processors
(with CPU mounted on the Processor Clip)
