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Hardware Setup
Installing a Microprocessor
ZIF Microprocessor Socket
The motherboard has a zero-insertion force microprocessor socket that
allows you to install a CPU without using any tools.
Follow these steps to install a CPU in a ZIF-type upgrade socket:
Make sure that the system power is off before
installing any component.
1.
Pull up the socket lever.
2.
Insert the CPU with the attached heatsink and fan. Make sure that pin 1
of the CPU aligns with the hole 1 of the socket. The notched corner on
the CPU indicates pin 1.
3.
Pull down the socket lever to lock the CPU into the socket.
4.
Plug the fan cable into the onboard four-pin fan connector.
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