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Chapter 2
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
User's Manual |
CS350
6. Remove the protective cap
from the CPU socket. The cap
is used to protect the CPU
socket against dust and harmful
particles. Remove the protective
cap only when you are about to
install the CPU.
5. Lift the load lever and the load
plate all the way up as shown in
the photo.
Load lever
Load
plate
Protective cap
7-1.Insert the CPU into
the socket. The gold
triangular mark on the
CPU must align with
the chamfer corner of
the CPU socket shown
in the photo.
Golden triangular
mark
X
CPU
X
Installing the CPU
7-2. Tw o k e y s o n t h e
socket and notches on
the CPU also facilitate
alignment.
7-3.The CPU’s notch will
fit into the socket’s
alignment key when it’s
seated in the correct
orientation.
Alignment key
Alignment key
X
CPU
X
Installing the CPU
8. Close the load plate
then push the load
lever down.
While closing the load
plate, make sure the
front edge of the load
plate slides under the
retention knob.
9. Press down the load
lever and hook it under
the retention tab.
Retention knob
Load lever
Important:
The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be seated
without exerting any force.
