Personal Computer User Manual

64 Installing System Components
11 Pull the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is released from the socket. See
Figure 3-12.
Figure 3-12. Removing and Installing the Processor
12 Open the processor shield and then lift the processor out of the socket. Leave the release lever up so
that the socket is ready for the new processor.
NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the socket when removing the processor. Bending the pins can
permanently damage the socket and system board.
Installing a Processor
1 Unpack the new processor.
2 Align the p rocessor with the two socket keys on t he socket . See Figure 3-12.
1 processor 2 socket cover (remove if
present before installing a
new processor)
3 socket-release lever
4 socket 5 processor shield 6 socket keys (2)
2
4
5
1
6
3