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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.6.1
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing towards you
and the load lever is on your left.
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3. Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is
released from the retention tab.
Retention tab
Load lever
This side of the socket box
should face you.
PnP cap
A
B
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you
are installing a CPU.
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