2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with surface mount 604-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets. The sockets are designed for the Intel® Xeon™ processor in the 604-pin package with 1 MB L2 cache. The new generation Xeon™ processor supports 800 MHz system bus and Extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T).

2.3.1Installling the CPU

To install a CPU:

1.Locate the CPU sockets on the motherboard.

NCLV-D

Intel Xeon

Gold Arrow

Pin A1

NCLV-D CPU Socket 604

If installing only one CPU, use the socket CPU1.

2.Flip up the socket lever and push it all the way to the other side.

Make sure that the socket lever is pushed back all the way, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.

Socket for CPU1

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