plate
2.
Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and move it to the left (B) until it is
released from the retention tab.
PnP Cap
Retention tab
A
Load lever
B
This side of the cam box
should face you.
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you
are installing a CPU.
3.
Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.
4.
Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger to a 100º angle (A),
then push the PnP cap from the load
plate window to remove (B).
B
A
Load
5.
Position the CPU over
the socket, making sure
that the gold triangle is on
the bottom-left corner of
the socket. The socket
alignment key should fit into
the CPU notch.
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark
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Chapter 1: Product introduction