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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
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Preparing the Motherboard
Installing the CPU
Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges
and do not touch the bottom of the processor.
and
Note: Remove the process from its protective cover, making sure you hold it
only by the edges. It is a good idea to save the cover so that whenever
you remove the CPU you have a safe place to store it.
1. Unhook the socket lever by pushing down
and away from the socket.
2. Put your finger on the tail of the load
plate and press down with light pressure
to lift the load plate up.
3. Lift the load plate. There is a protective
socket cover within the CPU socket to
protect the socket when there is no CPU
installed.
4. Remove the protective socket cover from
the CPU Socket.