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1.1.5
Intel LGA1155 Socket (PnP cap under the load plate)
The LGA1156 CPU is incompatible with the LGA1155 socket. DO NOT install a
LGA1156 CPU on the LGA1155 socket.
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2.
Press the load lever with your
thumb (A), and then move it to the
right (B) until it is released from the
retention tab.
To prevent damage to the socket
pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.
3.
Lift the load lever in the direction
of the arrow until the load plate is
completely lifted.
Load plate
5.
Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle is on
the bottom-left corner of the socket,
and then fit the socket alignment
keys into the CPU notches.
The CPU fits in only one correct
orientation. DO NOT force the
CPU into the socket to prevent
bending the connectors on the
socket and damaging the CPU!
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4.
Remove the PnP cap from the
CPU socket by lifting the tab only.
PnP cap
Cap tab
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment keys
Load lever
A
B
Retention tab
CPU notches
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