Gigabyte GA-VM800PMC user manual Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler

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1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler

Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU

in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please change the insert direction of the CPU.

3.Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink.

4.Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use, otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.

5.Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components:

-CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

-Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology

-BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

-OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

	Metal Lever	Fig. 1		Fig. 2
		Gently lift the metal		Remove the plastic
		lever located on the		covering on the CPU
		CPU socket to the		socket.
		upright position.
		Fig. 3		Fig. 4
		Notice the small gold		Once the CPU is
		colored triangle	lo-	properly inserted,
		cated on the edge of		please replace the
		t h e C P U s o c k e t .		plastic covering and
		Align the indented cor-		push the metal lever
		ner of the CPU with		back into its original
the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position.				position.
(Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb
and forefinger, carefully place it into the socket in a
straight and downwards motion. Avoid twisting or
bending motions that might cause damage to the
CPU during installation.)
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