Supermicro SuperServer 5035L-I, User Manual

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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
5-5
Load Lever
PnP Cap on
top of the Load
Plate
Load Plate (w/PnP Cap attached)
Installing the LGA 775
Processor
Press the load lever to release the load 1.
plate, which covers the CPU socket, from
its locking position.
Gently lift the load lever to open the load 2.
plate.
Use your thumb and your index fi nger to 3.
hold the CPU at the top center edge and
the bottom center edge of the CPU.
Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked 4.
with a triangle) against the socket corner
that is marked with a triangle cutout.
Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle 5.
cutout below a golden dot against the
socket key, the Notch on the same side
of the triangle cutout on the socket.
Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU 6.
straight down to the socket. (Do not drop
the CPU on the socket. Do not move the
CPU horizontally or vertically. Do not rub
the CPU against the surface or against
any pins of the socket to avoid damage
to the CPU or the socket.)
With the CPU inside the socket, inspect 7.
the four corners of the CPU to make sure
that the CPU is properly installed.
Use your thumb to gently push the load 8.
lever down to the lever lock.
If the CPU is properly installed into 9.
the socket, the plastic PnP cap will be
automatically released from the load plate
when the load lever is pushed in the
lever lock. Remove the PnP cap from the
motherboard.
South Center Edge
North Center Edge
Socket Key
(Socket Notch)
CPU in the socket
CPU key (semi-
circle cutout) below
the circle
CPU Pin1
Corner with
triangle cutout
Gold dot