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CPU Installation Procedure
The following illustration shows CPU installation components:
Locking lever
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Socket 423
Pin-1 corner
Follow these instructions to install the CPU:
1. Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the
socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the
upright position.
2. Identify the pin-1 corner on the CPU socket and the
pin-1 corner on the processor.
3. Match the pin-1 corners and insert the processor into
the socket. Do not use force.
4. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the
latch on the edge of the socket.
5. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.
6. Insert the CPU cooling fan/heatsink assembly.
7. Plug the CPU fan cable connector into the CPU cool-
ing fan power supply on the mainboard (CFAN).
8. Insert the retention module clips over the edge of the
CPU fan/heatsink assembly.
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Retention modules
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