
11
CPU Installation Procedure
The following illustration shows CPU installation components:
CPU fan
Pin-1 corner
mPGA478 Socket
Retention modules
Locking lever
Note:
The pin -1 corner is marked with an arrow
Follow these instructions to install the CPU:
1.
Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise
the locking lever to the upright position.
2.
Match the corner on the
CPU marked with an arrow
with pin-1 on the CPU
socket (the corner with the
pinhole noticeably missing).
Insert the processor into the
socket. Do not use force.
3.
Lower the heatsink over the CPU.
4.
Lower the CPU cooling fan onto the heatsink.
5.
Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.
Locking lever
Apply thermal
grease here
Pin-1
corners