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Chapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware information
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Chapter 2: Hardware information
3. Lift the load lever in the
direction of the arrow to a 135º
angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your
thumb and forefinger to a 100º
angle (A), then push the PnP cap
from the load plate window to
remove (B).
5. Position the CPU over
the socket, making sure
that the gold triangle is
on the bottom-left
corner of the socket.
The socket alignment
key should fit into the
CPU notch.
Alignment keyAlignment key
Alignment keyAlignment key
Alignment key
Gold triangle markGold triangle mark
Gold triangle markGold triangle mark
Gold triangle mark
Load plateLoad plate
Load plateLoad plate
Load plate
A
B
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B)
until it is released from the retention tab.
Retention tabRetention tab
Retention tabRetention tab
Retention tab
Load leverLoad lever
Load leverLoad lever
Load lever
This side of theThis side of the
This side of theThis side of the
This side of the
socket box shouldsocket box should
socket box shouldsocket box should
socket box should
face you.face you.
face you.face you.
face you.
PnP capPnP cap
PnP capPnP cap
PnP cap
A
B
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.