System board and components
9.3.2.3
Swapping the processor
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CAUTION!
Processors are extremely sensitive to electrostatic discharge and must
be handled with care. After a processor has been removed from its
protective sleeve or from its socket, place it upside down on a
nonconducting, antistatic surface. Never push a processor over a
surface.
Preparing the processor socket load plates on the new system board
module
Figure 121: Opening socket release lever 1 (new system board module)
Ê Unlatch the socket release lever marked Open 1st by pushing it down and
away from the socket (1).
Ê The socket release lever will slightly lift up (2).
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