Chapter 2: Installation 3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. North Key (*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 way Pin 1 that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing. North Center Edge South Key 5. Use your thumb and your index fi nger 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.
South Center Edge Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket.) 7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed. 8. Use your thumb to gently push the Socket Lever lever down and lock it in the hook. 9. If the CPU is properly installed into the socket, the plastic cap will be automatical- CPU in the CPU socket ly released from the load plate when the lever is pushed into the hook. Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard. ! (*Warning: Please keep the plastic cap.
The motherboard and the CPU must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU pins. Shipment without the CPU plastic cap properly installed will void the warranty.) Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed. 2-3