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Installing System Components 101
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Pull the socket-release lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is
released from the socket. See Figure 3-21.
Figure 3-21. Removing and Installing the Processor
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Open the processor shield and then lift the processor out of the socket.
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 socket when removing the
processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the socket and system board.
Installing a Processor
1
Unpack the new processor.
2 Align the
p
rocessor with the two
socket keys on t
he socket
. See
Figure 3-21.
1 socket-release lever 2 processor
3 processor shield 4 socket keys (2)
5 socket
2
4
5
1
3