Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

 

Step 3-1.

Hold the CPU by the edge which is

 

 

marked with a black line.

line black

 

 

Step 3-2.

Orient the CPU with the IHS (Inte-

 

 

grated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1

 

 

and the two orientation key notches.

 

 

orientation key notch

alignment key

Pin1

 

 

Pin1

 

alignment key

orientation key notch

1155-Pin Socket

1155-Pin CPU

 

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo- tion.

Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys.

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. Press down the load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab.

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