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Hardware Installation
2.4
Installing a Microprocessor
The motherboard comes with a zero-insertion force (ZIF) microprocessor
socket that allows you to install a CPU without using any tool.
Follow these steps to install a CPU into a ZIF-type CPU socket:
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the
system board and pull up the socket
lever.
2.
Gently insert the CPU. Make sure
that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with
hole 1 of the socket. The notched
corner on the CPU indicates the
location of pin 1.
3.
Pull down the socket lever to lock
the CPU into the socket.
2-4
Make sure that the system power is OFF before
installing a component.
Pin 1 indicator
Hole 1
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