b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Y oucaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1
ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2onthemicroprocessor.
Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmicroprocessoronthesystemboar d.
c.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicropr ocessor.Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.
d.Donotdropanythingontothemicroprocessorsocketwhileitise xposed.Thesocketpinsmustbe
keptascleanaspossible.
7.Makesurethatthesmallhandleisintheraisedpositionandthemicroprocessorretainerisfullyopen.
8.Removetheprotectivecoverthatpr otectsthegoldcontactsofthenewmicroprocessor.
9.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitssidesandalignthesmalltriangleononecornerofthenew
microprocessorwiththecorrespondingsmalltriangleononecornerofthemicroprocessorsocket.
10.Lowerthenewmicroprocessorstraightdownintothemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.
Figure41.Installingthemicroprocessor
11.Closethemicroprocessorretainerandlockitintopositionwiththesmallhandletosecurethenew
microprocessorinthesocket.
12.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassemblyandthefanduct.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfan
assembly”onpage47.
13.Reconnectallcablesthatweredisconnectedfromthesystemboard.
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