Supermicro X9DRW-CF31 User Manual page 31

5. Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU on its edges. Align the CPU
keys, which are semi-circle cutouts, against the socket keys.
6. Once they are aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into 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 damaging 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.
1
Gently close
the load plate.
8. Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket. Lock the lever labeled
'Close 1st' first, then lock the lever labeled 'Open 1st'. Use your thumb to
gently push the load levers down to the lever locks.
3
Lever Lock
Socket Keys
2
Push down and
lock lever labeled
'Open 1st'.
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CPU Keys
Push down and lock
lever labeled 'Close 1st'.
4
Lever Lock