Acer Altos G610 manual Removing and installing the CPU, Removing a CPU

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Removing and installing the CPU

Your system’s Pentium III processor comes in a FC-PGA 370-pin package. The FC-PGA package is designed for the new breed of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs.

Your mainboard supports two Pentium III processors running at

933 Mhz and 1 GHz or two Intel Pentium III processors running at 512K 1.13- and 1.26 GHz and future generations of Pentium III processors on a 100 or 133 MHz system bus.

Caution: Always observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. Refer to page 49.

Removing a CPU

Follow these steps to remove a CPU:

1Remove the housing panels. See page 51 for more detailed instructions.

2Locate the CPU socket on the mainboard.

3Detach the fan/heatsink cable connector (1and 2).

4Insert a flat screwdriver into the fan/heatsink metal bracket (3) and pry it outward (4).