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OMPONENTS
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8. Unlock the CPU socket lever and place it in the open position (flex the lever away from the
retention post, and then raise it).
9. Open the load plate (see
).
F
IGURE
19:
Removing/replacing the CPU
10. Grasp the CPU by its edges, lift it out of the socket, and then place the CPU in a safe place.
N
OTE
:
If you remove the CPU from the motherboard to install it on a new motherboard,
unpack the new motherboard and remove the protective plastic cover from the CPU socket.
Transfer the protective cover to the CPU socket of the old motherboard to protect the
circuitry.
Load plate open
CPU
Socket lever in
the open position
Socket lever in
the locked position
Yellow triangle
Flat corner of socket border
