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Chapter 3 CPU, Heatsink and Fan Installation
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Step 3
: (Positioning the CPU into socket)
a. Grasp the processor with your thumb and
forefinger on the edges with the orientation notches.
The socket has cut-outs for your fingers when
handled in this orientation.
b. Carefully place the CPU into the socket with a
purely vertical motion.
c. Verify that the CPU is in the socket body and
properly mated to the orientation keys.
Yellow
Triangle
Mark
The
Alignment
Key
is for you to
check if the CPU
is aligned with the
CPU notch
properly.