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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Figure 3-5. Placing the Processor into the Socket
3. Lift open the load plate.
4.
Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the edges of the processor. Do not touch
the socket contacts or the bottom of the processor. Align the notches (the semi-circle
cutouts) on the processor with the socket keys.
5. Once aligned, carefully place the processor into the socket. Do not drop the processor
on the socket, move, or rub the processor against the socket or against any socket pins,
as this may damage the components. Make sure the processor is properly aligned and
seated in the socket, checking all corners.
Load Plate Open
Socket Key
Processor Notches
Figure 3-6. Seating the Processor
6. Gently close the load plate onto the processor. The plastic protective cover on the load
plate will pop off. Save the cover to protect the socket if the processor is ever removed.
7. Making sure the slot in the load plate slides under the retaining post, close and latch the
locking lever.
