2.4.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

2.Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle.

Socket Lever

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Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.

Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

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