Chapter 2: Installation
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3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket.
(*Note: Pin 1 is the corner marked
with a triangle). Please note that the
North Key and the South Key are
located vertically in the CPU housing.
4. Position the motherboard in such a
way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is
located at the left bottom of the CPU
housing.
5. Use your thumb and your index
finger to hold the CPU at the North
Center Edge and the South Center
Edge of the CPU.
6. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of
the socket. Once aligned, carefully
lower the CPU straight down to the
socket. (**Do not drop the CPU on
the socket. Do not move the CPU
horizontally or vertically. Do not rub
the CPU against the surface or
against any pins of the socket to
avoid damage to the CPU or the
socket.)
7. With the CPU inside the socket,
inspect the four corners of the CPU to
make sure that the CPU is properly
installed.
Pin 1
South Key
North Key
South Center Edge
North Center Edge
Socket Lever
CPU in the CPU socket
8. Use your thumb to gently push the
lever down and lock it in the hook.
9. If the CPU is properly installed into
the socket, the plastic cap will be
automatically released from the load
plate when the lever is pushed into the
hook. Remove the plastic cap from the
motherboard.
Plastic cap is released
from the load plate if
CPU properly installed.
