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Hardware Installation - 14 -
B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU into the motherboard APU socket.
• Before installing the APU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the
power outlet to prevent damage to the APU.
• Do not force the APU into the APU socket. The APU cannot t in if oriented incorrectly. Adjust the
APU orientation if this occurs.
Step 1:
Completely lift up the APU socket locking lever.
Step 2:
Align the APU pin one (small triangle marking) with the triangle mark
on the APU socket and gently insert the APU into the socket. Make
sure that the APU pins t perfectly into their holes. Once the APU is
positioned into its socket, place one nger down on the middle of the
APU, lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully locked
position.
APU Socket
Locking Lever