Datasheet

Chapter 2: Installation
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3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. (*Note:
Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle).
Please note that the North Key and the
South Key are located vertically in the
CPU housing.
4. Position the motherboard in such a way
that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at
the left bottom of the CPU housing.
5. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to
hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and
the South Center Edge of the CPU.
6. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the
socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the
CPU straight down to the socket. (**Do
not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not
move the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do
not rub the CPU against the surface of the
socket or against any pins of the socket to
avoid damage to the CPU or the socket.)
7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect
the four corners of the CPU to make sure
that the CPU is properly installed.
Pin 1
South Key
North Key
South Center Edge
North Center Edge
Socket Lever
CPU in the CPU socket
8. Use your thumb to gently press the lever
down and lock it in the hook.
9. If the CPU is properly installed into the
socket, the plastic cap will be automatically
released from the load plate when the lever
is pushed into the hook. Remove the plastic
cap from the motherboard.
Plastic cap is released
from the load plate if
the CPU is properly
installed.