User`s guide

Motherboard: features & upgrades

5/8 FT1200 HANDBOOK

To Install a Single Processor

To install the processor:

1. Observe the precautions in Safety and Regulatory

Notices.

2. Turn off the computer, disconnect the computer’s

power cord, and disconnect all external peripherals.

3. Remove any peripherals that block access to the boot

processor Slot 1 connector.

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4. If a processor is installed in the boot processor Slot 1,

remove it. See “How to Remove a Processor” as

previously detailed.

5. Remove the new processor from its antistatic package.

6. Orient the processor (B) so that the heat sink faces the

back of the motherboard. Slide the processor into the

retention mechanism (C). Ensure that the alignment