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processor

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release lever

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socket

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins when you remove the processor from the socket. Bending the pins can permanently damage the processor.

7.Remove the processor from the socket.

Leave the release lever extended in the release position so that the socket is ready for the new processor, and go to Installing the Processor.

NOTICE: After removing the processor, be careful not to get any thermal grease on the processor pins. Thermal grease on the pins can permanently damage the processor.

Installing the Processor

NOTICE: Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the computer.

NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins when you replace the processor from the socket. Bending the pins can permanently damage the processor.

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins when you unpack the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the processor.

2. Unpack the new processor, being careful not to bend any of the processor pins.

NOTE: You must position the processor correctly in the socket to avoid permanent damage to the processor and the computer when you turn on the computer.

3.If the release lever on the socket is not fully extended, move it to that position.

4.Align the pin-1 corners of the processor and socket.

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