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Hardware Installation
2.4
Installing a Microprocessor
The motherboard comes with a zero-insertion force microprocessor socket that
allows you to install a CPU without using any tool.
Follow these steps to install a CPU into a ZIF-type CPU socket:
Make sure that the system power is OFF before
installing a component.
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the
system board and pull up the
socket lever.
2.
Insert the CPU making sure that pin
1 of the CPU aligns with hole 1 of
the socket. The notched corner on
the CPU indicates the location of
pin 1.
2-4
Hole 1
Pin 1 indicator
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