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Installing a processor
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6 Press down on the processor locking lever, push it slightly away from the
processor, then rotate the lever a full 135° to release the processor.
7 Remove the old processor.
8 Install the new processor into the processor socket. Make sure that:
■ The processor release lever is open all the way (135° from the closed
position)
■ The triangular arrow on the corner of the processor aligns with the
triangular hole on the corner of the processor socket
■ The processor is flush with the socket.
9 Press the processor locking lever down until it clicks into place.
10 Apply thermal grease to the top of the processor, if necessary.
11 Place the heat sink on the processor, then press the heat sink locking levers
down until they click into place.
Important If you install two processors onto the system board, the
processors can be different speeds. Both processors will
run at the lower of the two speeds.