2.4.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

Figure 2-5 Intel 478-pin ZIF Socket

2.Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle.

Socket Lever

90 - 100

Figure 2-6 CPU Socket Lever at 90¡ -100¡ Angle

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.

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