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Installation manual
English
Installing a CPU
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the
socket pins, do not remove the PnP
cap unless you are installing a CPU.
Installing an Intel
®
CPU in the LGA775 package
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
. Press the load lever with your
thumb (A), and then move it to the
left (B) until it is released from the
retention tab.
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to
a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and
forefinger to a 100º angle (4A), then push the
PnP cap from the load plate window to remove
(4B).
Load lever
Retention tab
A
B
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Load plate
PnP cap
4B
4A
6B
6A
5. Position the CPU over the socket, making
sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left
corner of the socket. Fit the socket alignment
key into the CPU notch.
6. Close the load plate (6A), and then push the
load lever (6B) until it snaps into the retention
tab.
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Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
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