Socket Type 3; Removing The Cpu; Installing The Cpu - Sony VAIO PCG-FX777 Service Manual

2. Socket type 3

1. Removing the CPU

CPU socket
1 Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the notch as shown in the illustration and rotate it so that the
protrusion comes to the "O" (lock release) position.
2 Pull the CPU gently upward to lift it out of the CPU socket.

2. Installing the CPU

CPU socket
Reference
1 Align the triangle reference mark of the CPU with that of the CPU socket and insert all the pins of the CPU to
the corresponding holes of the CPU socket.
2 Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the notch as shown in the illustration and rotate it so that the protrusion
comes to the "L" (lock) position.
NOTE:
• Considerable force is required to rotate a flat-blade screwdriver.
• Rotate a flat-blade screwdriver to the "L" (lock) position securely. If not, the operation of the CPU may
become unstable.
Confidential
PCG-FX777/FX877 (AM)
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CPU
2
1
2
CPU
marks
O
Lock release position [O]
O
1-14
L
Protrusion
Lock position [L]
L
Protrusion