Chapter 2: Hardware setupChapter 2: Hardware setup
Chapter 2: Hardware setupChapter 2: Hardware setup
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with two surface mount 604-pin Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) socket and designed for the Intel
®
Xeon™ processors.
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Removing the CPU heatsinkRemoving the CPU heatsink
Removing the CPU heatsinkRemoving the CPU heatsink
Removing the CPU heatsink
If you have previously installed CPUs and heatsinks, follow these steps to
remove the heatsinks before proceeding to the next section.
To remove the CPU heatsink:
1. Use a Phillips (cross) screwdriver
to loosen the four screws that
secure the heatsink until it is
released.
2. Carefully lift the heatsink from
the motherboard.
You don’t need to detach the screws from the heatsink.
NCLV-D
NCLV-D CPU Socket 604
Intel Xeon
Gold Arrow
Pin A1
1. The motherboard supports either one or two CPUs. If you are
installing only one CPU, you MUST install it in CPU socket 1.
2. If you are installing two CPUs, install in the CPU socket 2 first.