User Guide

Hardware Installation
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2.4 Installing a Microprocessor
The motherboard comes with a zero-insertion force (ZIF) microprocessor
socket that allows you to install a CPU without using any tool.
Follow these steps to install a CPU into a ZIF-type CPU socket:
Make sure that the system power is OFF before
installing a component.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the
system board and pull up the socket
lever.
2. Gently insert the CPU. Make sure
that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with
hole 1 of the socket. The notched
corner on the CPU indicates the
location of pin 1.
3. Pull down the socket lever to lock
the CPU into the socket.
Hole 1
Pin 1 indicator