Mainboard User’s Manual
Installing the CPU
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3.6. Installing the CPU
3.6.1. Before You Begin
1. Be sure that your processor kit includes the following items:
One processor with the fan or heat sink attached
One power cable (for CPU with cooling fan attached)
2. Place the mainboard on a workbench (not in a chassis). Be sure
that the mainboard is empty (that is, no DIMMs, cables, or
cards are installed) and that the holes for the fan or heat sink
support pegs are empty.
3.6.2. Installation Procedure
1. On the motherboard, identify the CPU Socket 478 and the
cooling fan power supply connector CPU FAN.
2. Push the CPU socket level slightly to the side and then raise it
as far as it can go.
