Preparing The Motherboard; Installing The Cpu - EVGA X299 DARK Owner's Manual

EVGA X299 DARK (151-SX-E299)

Installing the CPU

Note: EVGA strongly recommends that you completely disconnect AC power from
your power supply prior to changing your CPU type (e.g. uninstalling a Core
X-Series i7 Kaby Lake-X CPU prior to installing a Core
X CPU). This ensures the motherboard will use the correct startup procedure
for all onboard devices. If AC power is not disconnected, the replacement is
still supported, but may require additional reboots to boot successfully.
Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges and do
not touch the bottom of the processor.
Note: Use extreme caution when working with the
CPU to avoid damaging the pins in the
motherboard's CPU socket!
Do not remove the socket cover until you
have installed the CPU. This installation
guide was created without using a socket
cover to better illustrate the CPU Socket area.
However, users should remove the cover as
the last step, not the first step.
Use the following procedure to install the CPU
onto the motherboard.
1. Unhook the left socket lever by pushing
down and towards the socket.
2. Unhook the right socket lever by
pushing down and towards the socket.

Preparing the Motherboard

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