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90 Installing System Components
Figure 3-24. Installing and Removing a Processor
13 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the release lever up so that the socket is ready for the
new processor
.
NOTICE: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing the processor. Bending the pins
can permanently damage the system board.
14
U
npack the new processor
.
15 Align the
p
rocessor with the
socket keys on t
he ZIF socket. See
Figure 3-24.
16
I
nstall the processor in the socket.
NOTICE: Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the system board or the processor when
you turn it on. When placing the processor in the socket, be careful not to bend the pins in the socket.
a
If the release lever on the processor socket is not positioned all the way up, move it to that
position.
b With the
p
rocessor and
the
socket
keys
aligned, set the processor lightly in the socket, making
sure all pins are matched with the correct holes in the socket.
1 socket key (2) 2 ZIF socket 3 processor
4 socket-release lever 5 processor shield
5
1
3
2
4