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2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B)
until it is released from the retention tab.
Retention tab
Load lever
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.
3. Lift the load lever in the direction
of the arrow to a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your
thumb and forefinger to a 100º
angle (A), then push the PnP
cap from the load plate window
to remove (B).
5. Position the CPU over
the socket, making
s u r e t h a t t h e g o l d
t r i a n g l e i s o n t h e
bottom-left corner of
the socket. The socket
alignment key should
fit into the CPU notch.
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A
B
Load plate
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark
PnP cap
This side of the socket box
should face you.
B
A
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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