MSI 945PL Neo Series User Manual page 21

5. Lift the load lever up and open the
load plate.
7. Visually ins pect if the CPU is
seated well into the socket. If not,
take out the CPU with pure vertical
motion and reinstall.
Important
1. Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your
system.
2. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging.
3. The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU
packing.
Hardware Setup
6. After confirming the CPU direction
for correct mating, put down the
CPU in the socket housing frame.
Be sure to grasp on the edge of
the CPU base. Note that the align-
ment keys are matched.
alignment
key
8. Cover the load plate onto the
package.
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