Chapter 2: Installation
3.Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. (*Note: Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle). Please note that the
North Key and the South Key are located vertically in the CPU housing.
4. Position the motherboard in such a Pin 1 way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing.
5.Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU.
6.Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket. (**Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU
or the socket.)
Socket Lever
North Key
South Key North Center Edge
South Center Edge
CPU in the CPU socket