Supermicro Supero PDSMi+ User Manual page 21

3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. (*Note:
Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle).
Please note that the North Key and the
South Key are located vertically in the
CPU housing.
4. Position the motherboard in such a way
that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at
the left bottom of the CPU housing.
5. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to
hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and
the South Center Edge of the CPU.
6. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the
socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the
CPU straight down to the socket. (**Do not
drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move
the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do not
rub the CPU against the surface or against
any pins of the socket to avoid damage to
the CPU or the socket.)
7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect
the four corners of the CPU to make sure
that the CPU is properly installed.
8. Use your thumb to gently push the lever
down and lock it in the hook.
9. If the CPU is properly installed into the
socket, the plastic cap will be automatically
released from the load plate when the lever
is pushed into the hook. Remove the plastic
cap from the motherboard.
(*Warning: Please keep the plastic-
!
cap. The motherboard and the CPU
must be shipped with the plastic cap
properly installed to protect the CPU
pins. Shipment without the CPU plas-
tic cap properly installed will void the
warranty.)
Pin 1
Socket Lever
Plastic cap is released
from the load plate if
CPU properly installed.
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Chapter 2: Installation
North Key
South Key
North Center Edge
South Center Edge
CPU in the CPU socket