Datasheet

Identifying Components of Motherboards
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LGA-compatible sockets, as theyre called despite the misnomer, have a lid of sorts that
closes over the CPU and is locked in place by an L-shaped arm that borders two of the
socket’s edges. The nonlocking leg of the arm has a bend in the middle that latches the lid
closed when the other leg of the arm is secured. The bottom image in Figure 1.13 shows
an LGA socket with no CPU installed and the locking arm secured over the lid’s tab (right-
hand edge in the photo).
FIGURE 1.13 CPU socket examples
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