Hardware Installation
EVGA
9
Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU
Be very careful when handling the CPU. Make sure not to bend or break any
pins in the socket. Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the
bottom of the processor.
Use the following procedure to install
the CPU onto the motherboard.
1. Unhook the socket lever by
pushing down and away from the
socket.
2. Lift the load plate. There is a
protective socket cover on the
load plate to protect the socket
when there is no CPU installed.
3. Remove the protective socket
cover
from the load plate.
4. Remove the processor from its
protective
cover, making sure you hold it
only by
the edges. It is a good idea to save
the
cover so that whenever you remove the
CPU, you have a safe place to store it.
5. Align the notches in the processor with the
notches on the socket.
6. Lower the processor straight down into the socket
with out tilting or sliding it into the socket.
Align notches with
notches on the CPU