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

 

 

 

PnP cap

B

 

 

 

 

 

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.4.Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger to a 100º angle (A),

B

then push the PnP cap from the

 

load plate window to remove (B).

A

 

 

Load plate

5.Position the CPU over the socket, making sure 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

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Chapter 2: Hardware setup