Installation Manual

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1. Unlatch and lift up the securing arm on the side of the processor socket on the motherboard
to release the processor
. Ensure that the socket retention lever is fully vertical, which allows the processor to be
fully released
2. Lift the processor up vertically by the edges
3. No force is required to lift the processor from the zero insertion force (ZIF) socket. If unable
to easily remove the processor, ensure that the socket retention lever is fully vertical (and
positioned 90° or perpendicular to the surface of the motherboard) which allows the
processor to be fully released
4. Avoid contact with any of the pins on the bottom of the processor
5. Carefully place the processor into the plastic clam shell case that is provided with the new
processor or originally included with the old processor