2.Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab.

Retention tab

A

PnP cap

Load lever

 

 

 

This side of

Bthe socket box should face you.

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap until you are installing a CPU.

3.

Lift the load lever in the direction of

 

 

the arrow to a 135º angle.

 

4.

Lift the load plate with your thumb

 

 

and forefinger to a 100º angle (A),

B

 

then push the PnP cap from the

 

load plate window to remove (B).

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

Load plate

 

5.

Position the CPU

 

 

 

 

 

over the socket,

 

 

 

 

 

making sure that the

 

 

 

 

 

gold triangle is on the

 

 

 

 

 

bottom-right corner

 

 

 

 

 

of the socket. The

 

 

 

 

 

socket alignment

Alignment keys

 

 

keys should fit into

 

 

 

 

 

the CPU notches.

 

 

 

 

Gold triangle mark

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