Preparing The Motherboard; Installing The Cpu - EVGA X58 SLI3 User Manual

Preparing the Motherboard

Installing the CPU

Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges
and do not touch the bottom of the processor.
Use the following procedure to install the
CPU onto the motherboard:
Unhook the socket lever by pushing down
1.
and away from the socket.
Put your finger on the tail of the load
2.
plate and press down with light pressure
to lift the load plate up.
Lift the load plate. There is a protective
3.
socket cover within the CPU socket to
protect the socket when there is no CPU
installed.
Remove the protective socket cover from
4.
the CPU Socket.
Note: Remove the process from its protective cover, making sure you hold it
only by the edges. It is a good idea to save the cover so that whenever
you remove the CPU you have a safe place to store it.