ASROCK Z77TM-ITX User Manual page 27

orientation key notch
Pin1
orientation key notch
For proper installation, please ensure to match the two
orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment
keys of the socket.
Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the
socket.
Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the
socket and properly mated to the
orient keys.
Step 3. Close the socket:
Step 3-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS.
Step 3-2. Press down the load lever, and
secure it with the load plate tab
under the retention tab. The pro-
tection cover will automatically
come off by itself.
Please save and replace the cover if the processor is re-
moved. The cover must be placed if you wish to return the
motherboard for after service.
1155-Pin CPU
alignment key
alignment key
1155-Pin Socket
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Pin1