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Hardware Installation
This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist
ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the
system's components.
CPU Processor Installation
This mainboard supports Intel
your system, we suggest you to visit the Intel website and review the processor
installation procedures.
CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps:
1. Locate the CPU socket 775 on your
mainboard and nudge the lever away
from the socket as shown. Then lift
the lever to a 140-degree angle (A).
Next, lift up the iron cover (B).
2. There are two distinctive marks
located near the corners of the socket
on the same side as the lever as shown
(C). Match these marks with the marks
on the CPU and carefully lower the
CPU down onto the socket (D).
3. Replace the iron cover and then
lower the lever until it snaps back into
position (E). This will lock down the
CPU (F).
4. Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU. Lower the
CPU fan onto the CPU/CPU socket and secure it using the
attachments or screws provided on the fan. Finally, attach
the fan power cord to the JCFAN1 header.
Attention: DO NOT touch the CPU pins due to they are sensitive
and easily to be damaged. Also, make sure that you have completed
all
installation
double-check that the heatsink is properly installed and make sure
that the CPU fan power cord is securely attached (cooling problems
may cause overheating and lead to damage the CPU and other
sensitive components).
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