Supermicro Supero X9SPU-F User Manual page 29

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate.
3. Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North center
edge and the South center edge of the CPU.
South Center Edge
4. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys.
Once it is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket. (Do
not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti-
cally.
North Center Edge
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Chapter 2: Installation