Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu) - Gigabyte GA-K8V Ultra-939 User Manual

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:
1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the
wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please change the insert
direction of the CPU.
3. Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink.
4. Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use, otherwise
overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.
5. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It is
not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications
since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set the
frequency beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware
specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.
The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps:
Step1-1. First, check the processor pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the
unlocked position as shown in Figure 1.(90
the processor. The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that
matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2. Align the processor to the socket
and gently lower it into place. Do not force the processor into the socket.
Socket Lever
GA-K8VNXP-939/GA-K8V Ultra-939 Motherboard
to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting
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Figure 1.
Pull the lever to the 90-degree directly.
Figure 2.
Pin 1 location on the Socket and Processor. Move the
socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure
on the center of the processor.
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