MSI 945G Neo2 Series User Manual page 22

MS-7176 ATX Mainboard
11. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated
well into the socket, then remove the
CPU Clip with 2 fingers. Then cover
the load plate onto the package.
13. Align the holes on the mainboard with
the cooler. Push down the cooler until
its four clips get wedged into the
holes of the mainboard.
15. Turn over the mainboard to confirm
that the clip-ends are correctly
inserted.
MSI Reminds You...
1. Check the information in PC Health Status of H/W Monitor in BIOS
(Chapter 3) for the CPU temperature.
2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin
with the plastic cap covered (shown in Figure 1) to avoid damaging.
3. Please note that the mating/unmating durability of the CPU is 20 cycles.
Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often.
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12. Press down the load lever lightly
onto the load plate, and then secure
the lever with the hook under reten-
tion tab.
14. Press the four hooks down to fasten
the cooler. Then rotate the locking
switch (refer to the correct direction
marked on it) to lock the hooks.
locking
switch
Note: If you want to uninstall the CPU,
align the 4 points (see Point 8 for
details) again and push the clip to
lift up the CPU.