Preparing The Motherboard; Installing The Cpu - EVGA Z790 DARK K NGP N User Manual

EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N (121-RL-E799)

Preparing the Motherboard

Installing the CPU

Note: EVGA strongly recommends that you turn off your power supply and
discharge power by pressing the power button on your motherboard before
CPU installation. This ensures the motherboard will use the correct startup
procedure for all onboard devices. If this step isn't followed, your system may
require additional reboots to boot successfully.
Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges and do
not touch the bottom of the processor.
Note: Use extreme caution when working with the
CPU to avoid damaging the pins in the
motherboard's CPU socket!
Do not remove the socket cover until you have
installed the CPU.
Use the following procedure to install the CPU
onto the motherboard.
1. Unhook the socket lever by pushing the
lever towards the socket and down.
2. Pull the socket lever back and gently lift
the load plate to open the socket. Do not
touch or drop anything into the socket.
Otherwise, you may damage the board
socket and/or CPU pins, which may void
your warranty.
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