Installation Of The Socket 370 Processor - Abit BP6 User Manual

Installing the Motherboard
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base
and there are no slots to attach the spacers, don't worry, you can still attach the spacers
to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little
hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the
motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may
need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface,
because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the screw contact
any printed circuit wire or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it
may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

2-2. Installation of the Socket 370 processor

The Socket 370 processor installation is easy, like Pentium
uses the "Socket 370" ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket, it can easily let you fix the
processor on to its position firmly.
Figure 2-3 shows you what the 370 socket looks like, and how to open the lever. Its pin count
is more than socket 7. Therefore, the Pentium level processor cannot be inserted into socket
370.
Note
When you raise the lever, you have loosened the socket
lock. Please raise the lever to the end, and prepare to
insert the processor. Next, you need to align the processor
pin 1 to socket pin 1. If you put it in the wrong direction,
you will not be able to insert the processor easily, and
processor pins will not fully go into the socket. If that is
the case, please change the direction, until it easily and
fully inserts into the 370 socket. See Figure 2-4.
When you finish the above, then push the lever down to
its original position, and you should feel the lever lock up
the 370 socket. You have then finished the processor
installation.
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