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5. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the
socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the
CPU is completely secured in the socket.
Installing the Fan and Heat Sink
The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink.
Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the
CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.
Note:
•
Only use Intel
•
An Intel
with fan and installation guide. If the installation procedure
in the installation guide differs from the one in this section,
please follow the installation guide in the package.
•
If you are installing a non-boxed processor, the heat sink
and fan assembly may look different from the one shown in
this section but the procedure will more or less be the
same.
®
certified fan and heat sink.
®
boxed processor package contains a heat sink
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