MSI MS-7329 Manual page 16

MS-7329 Mainboard
CPU Installation Procedures for Socket AM2
1. Please turn off the power and un-
plug the power cord before install-
ing the CPU.
2. Pull the lever sideways away from
the socket. Make sure to raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
3. Look for the gold arrow on the CPU.
T he gold arrow s hould point as
shown in the picture. The CPU can
only fit in the correct orientation.
Lower the CPU down ont o the
socket.
4. If the CPU is correctly installed, the
pins should be completely embed-
ded into the socket and can not be
seen. Please note that any viola-
tion of the correct installation pro-
c edures may caus e permanent
damages to your mainboard.
5. Press the CPU down firmly into the
socket and close the lever. As the
CPU is likely to move while the lever
is being closed, always close the
lever with your f ingers pres sing
tightly on top of the CPU to make
sure the CPU is properly and com-
pletely embedded into the socket.
2-4
Open the lever
Sliding
the p late
90 degree
Gold arrow
Gold arrow
Gold arrow
Press d own
th e CPU
Co rrect CPU
placemen t
O
In corre ct C PU
pla ce men t
Close
the le ver