Installing Cpu - OEM ITX-780G2 User Manual

2. Installing CPU

Please install the CPU (central processing unit) in accordance with the follow-
ing procedures:
1) Find the processor receptacle Socket AM2/AM2+ on the motherboard;
2) Open the fixing bar beside the receptacle Socket AM2/AM2+ to the
height of a 90-degree angle, as shown in the figure below;
3) Note that, at pin-hole area of the left and right sides of the bottom of
Socket AM2/AM2+ (marked with "Socket AM2/AM2+), one pin hole
is missing. This is used for indicating the direction for the installation of
CPU. There should be drawing indicating the direction, like a triangle, at
the edge of the CPU you bought;
4) Align Socket AM2/AM2+ to the indicated direction on CPU, slowly
insert CPU into Socket AM2/AM2+, and then put back the fixing bar;
To install the CPU correctly, you should make sure the indicated
direction on CPU matches that of Socket AM2/AM2+. Otherwise,
the CPU might be damaged.
5) After the installation of CPU, you should install the CPU fan onto the
CPU. To secure the fan, you should make the buckle of CPU fan engaged
in the corresponding position at the two sides of Socket AM2/AM2+;
6) Once CPU and its securing parts are installed, you should then plug the
power cord of the fan into the corresponding receptacle on the motherboard.
Figure 2.2
Note
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Direction mark