SUPER MICRO Computer P8SC8, P8SCI manual

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently press 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 the CPU is properly installed.

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Chapter 2: Installation

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 Pin 1 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 of the socket or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU

or the socket.)

Socket Lever

North Key

South Key North Center Edge

South Center Edge

CPU in the CPU socket