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Maintenance and Service Guide
Removal and Replacement Procedures
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Steps 5 and 6 apply only to notebook models with an
AMD Athlon 64 or Athlon XP-M processor.
5. Press the processor lock lever slightly to the left to release it
and then lift it up so that it rotates toward you to a 90-degree
angle
1
to release the processor from the socket.
6. Lift the processor straight up
2
to remove it.
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Align the gold triangle
3
in the upper-right corner when you
reinstall the processor.
Removing the Processor
Reverse the above procedure to install the processor.