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The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the
socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
6. Close the load plate (A), then
push the load lever (B) until it
snaps into the retention tab.
A
B
The motherboard supports Intel
®
Xeon
®
3300/3200/3100/3000 series processors
with the Intel
®
Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), and Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST). Refer to the Appendix for more information on
these CPU features.
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink
The Intel
®
Xeon
®
3300/3200/3100/3000 series processors require a specially
designed heatsink and fan-duct to ensure optimum thermal condition and
performance.
Use only qualied CPU heatsink assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, matching the screw
holes with the heatsink standoffs.
Make sure that the heatsink grill
is parallel to the nozzle of the
chassis fans as shown.
Screws
Chassis fans