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2.3 CPU
2.3.1 Overview
The system board is equipped with a surface mount 478-pin CPU socket. This socket is
exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor.
CPU socket Warning Label
(This label is exclusively for only)
2.3.2 Installing the CPU
1. Locate Socket 478 on the system board.
2. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a
90º angle. Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in
properly.
3. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU
(designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket.
Important:
Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.
Gold mark
Pin 1
