2.Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the right

(B)until it is released from the retention tab.

Do not remove the PnP cap yet from the CPU socket. Doing so may bend the pins of the socket.

Load lever

Retention tab

3.Lift the load lever until the load plate is completely lifted.

4.Position the CPU above the socket, ensuring that the gold triangle mark is on the bottom-left corner of the socket, then fit the CPU notches to the socket's alignment keys.

The CPU fits in only one orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins on the socket and damaging the CPU.

Load plate

 

CPU notches

Gold

Alignment

triangle

mark

key

Alignment

 

key

 

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Chapter 2: Hardware setup