b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Y oucaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1
ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2onthemicroprocessor.
Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmicroprocessoronthesystemboar d.
c.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicropr ocessor.Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.
d.Donotdropanythingontothemicroprocessorsocketwhileitise xposed.Thesocketpinsmustbe
keptascleanaspossible.
8.Makesurethatthesmallhandleisintheraisedpositionandthemicroprocessorretainerisfullyopen.
9.Removetheprotectivecoverthatpr otectsthegoldcontactsofthenewmicroprocessor.
10.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitssidesandalignthesmalltriangleononecornerofthenew
microprocessorwiththecorrespondingsmalltriangleononecornerofthemicroprocessorsocket.
11.Lowerthenewmicroprocessorstraightdownintothemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.
Figure34.Installingthemicroprocessor
12.Closethemicroprocessorretainerandlockitintopositionwiththesmallhandletosecurethenew
microprocessorinthesocket.
13.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage48.
14.Reconnectallcablesthatweredisconnectedfromthesystemboard.
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