5.Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom‑left corner of the socket. The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch.
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark
6. | Close the load plate (A), then push | A |
| the load lever (B) until it snaps into |
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| the retention tab. |
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B
The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper‑Threading Technology.
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