Intel Pentium 4 Installation Notes

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Boxed Intel Pentium 4 Processor Installation Notes
Before installing the processor, please consider integration issues found in the installation
notes available on the World Wide Web.
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Install the processor retention mechanism (A) following the motherboard
manufacturer's installation instructions. Open the socket handle (B). Install the
processor by carefully aligning the pins to the socket (C). Close the socket handle (D).
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
The heatsink may have thermal interface material attached to the bottom as shown in
Fig. 1. (Be careful not to damage the thermal interface material.) If not, use the enclosed
syringe and apply all of the thermal interface material to the top of the processor as
shown in Fig. 2.