Preparing The Motherboard; Installing The Cpu - EVGA 141-BL-E759 User Manual

Preparing the Motherboard

The motherboard shipped in the box does
need to purchase these to complete this installation.

Installing the CPU

Be very careful when handling the CPU. Make
sure not to bend or break any pins inside the
socket. Hold the processor only by the edges
and do not touch the bottom of the processor.
Use the following procedure to install the
CPU onto the motherboard.
Unhook the socket lever by pushing down
1.
and away from the socket.
Put your finger on the tail of the load
2.
plate and press the tail down
Lift the load plate. There is a protective
3.
socket cover in the socket to protect the
socket when there is no CPU installed.
Remove the protective socket cover from
4.
the CPU Socket.
Remove the processor from its protective cover,
making sure you hold it only by the edges.
It is a good idea to save the cover so that
whenever you remove the CPU, you
have a safe place to store it.
EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard
not
contain a CPU or memory. You
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