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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
HOT-681 mainboard provides a 370-pin ZIF Socket370 for Intel PPGA Celeron CPU. The
CPU that came with the mainboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If
this is not the case then purchase a fan before you turn on your system.
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF Socket370
and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards to a 90-
degree right angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown.(Figure 2-1) Use
the notched corner of the CPU as your guide. The notched corner should point towards the
end of the lever. Notice that there are two blank area where one hole is missing from that
corner of the square array of pin holes. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four
corner, the CPU will only fit in the one orientationn, hold down on the CPU and close the
socket’s lever.
The Installation PPGA Celeron Processor
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-2
Then you should have a CPU fan that
will cover the face of the CPU. Apply
thermal jelly to the CPU metallic top and
then install the fan onto the CPU. (Figure
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