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ERVICE
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ROCEDURES
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8 If you are removing the motherboard in order to replace it with a new one, remove the
mounting bracket from the underside of the motherboard (see
).
Push the four screw posts of the bracket through the post holes in the motherboard, and
carefully pry the bracket away from the motherboard.
F
IGURE
14:
Removing/replacing the CPU mounting bracket
9 Unlock the CPU socket lever and raise it to the open position (flex the lever away from the
retention post, and then raise it).
10 Open the load plate (see
).
F
IGURE
15:
Removing and installing the CPU
11 Grasp the CPU by its edges, lift it out of the socket, and then place the CPU in a safe place.
Screw post
(1 of 4)
Post hole
(1 of 4)
Load plate open
CPU
Socket lever in
the open position
Socket lever in
the locked position
Yellow triangle
Flat corner of socket border
