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Chapter 3: Setup and Installation
Caution: Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.
1. There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket. To open the socket cover, first
press and release the load lever labeled 'Open 1st' (Figure3-3).
2. Press the second load lever labeled 'Close 1st' to release the load plate that covers
the CPU socket from its locking position (Figure3-4).
Figure 3-3. Open First Load Lever
Figure 3-4. Close First Load Lever
OPEN 1st
OPEN 1st
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WARNING!
Press down on
Load
Lever labeled 'Open 1st'.
OPEN 1stOPEN 1st
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OPEN 1stOPEN 1st
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OPEN 1st
OPEN 1st
WARNING!
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Press down on
Load the Lever
labeled 'Close 1st'
Pull lever away from the socket