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Some cartridge holders are secured in place with screws. If you have
this kind of cartridge holder, don’ t overtighten the screws as this can
stress the mainboard. Some cartridge holders are secured in place with
plastic pins. In this case, place the mainboard on a foam plastic mat
when you push the pins into place.
Some cartridge holders also include a support bar for the processor heat
sink. This bar installs to the side of the cartridge holder. Some processor
cartridges have support struts for the heat sink which lock into the
support bar. The documentation supplied with the processor shows how
to do this.
Install the Processor Cartridge
After you have installed the cartridge holder, follow the instructions
supplied with the processor cartridge to insert the cartridge into the
holder. If the processor has a cooling fan, connect the power cable of the
fan to the power supply connector on the mainboard CPUFAN1.
Processor
Cartridge
Cooling fan power cable
CPUFAN1
cooling fan
power connector
The mainboard must be configured to deliver the correct clock speed
and the correct system bus for the kind of processor that you have
installed. You can do this by using the system setup utility. The first time