HAREWARE INSTALLATION
2.2 Connections
2.2.1 Installing the CPU
> WARNING: Use of a CPU Cooling Fan is required to prevent CPU from overheating.
The Fan should be installed first before inserting the CPU into its socket.
> Locate the ZIF(Zero Insertion Force) Socket 478.
> First open the socket by pulling the lever sideways, then upwards. Notice how the
lever locks in place when pressed all the way down.
> The CPU must be inserted with the correct orientation. One corner of the CPU has a
Notch and looks different that the other three. This corner is also missing a pin unlike
the other three.
Align this corner towards the end of the lever as shown in the figure at right. Insert the
CPU , press it down.
> Close the lever until it locks into place.
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