2.3.1Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

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Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left.

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

Load lever

A

B

 

 

PnP cap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This side of the socket box

 

should face you.

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

3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.

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