User's Manual

CHAPTER 6
6-6 Installing and Removing Board Options and Drives
Follow the below steps to replace the existing processor with a new one.
WARNING
The processor you want to install must have heatsink to prevent overheating. If
there is no heatsink, the processor and your mainboard can have serious damage by
overheat.
Installing and Removing the Processor
The processor that you install must be compatible with PGA370 socket.
NOTES
According to processor type, your actual process may be slightly different from one
described below.
There are two types, fan and heatsink type and heatsink type, of the processor.
1. Remove the system cover as described in "Removing the Cover" in Chapter 5.
2. See the picture in "Mainboard Overview" in Chapter 5 to figure out the location
of the processor socket.
3. If there is a processor chip on the socket, you must remove it from the socket.
When you remove the processor, first unplug the connector from the CPU fan
connector (fan and heatsink type only) and remove the heatsink by releasing both
tabs on the heatsink that secure the heatsink to the socket.