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1-8 Chapter 1: Hardware information
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you
are installing a CPU.
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 tab
Load lever
This side of the socket box
should face you.
PnP cap
A
B
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.
Load plate
A
B
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark