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5Position the CPU over the socket, matching the two triangle markers (A) and lining up the CPU pins with the socket (B).

6 Press the retainer lever down to lock the CPU in place.

7If the heat sink does not have thermal grease on the bottom, apply thermal grease to the heat sink base.

8Set the heat sink on the processor, aligning the four screws in the heat sink with the screw sockets in the chassis.

9Tighten the screws approximately one full turn at a time until each is evenly tightened. Do not fully tighten one screw at a time.

10Install the processor VRMs and processor core VRMs as necessary. To determine requirements, see “Processor core VRM requirements” on page 66.

11Reinstall the CPU air baffle. See “Installing the CPU air baffle” on page 39.

12Observe the post-installation instructions described on page 34.

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