2.
Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and 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 on the
socket, making sure that
the gold triangle fixes on
the bottom-left corner of
the socket. The socket
alignment keys should fit
into the CPU notches.
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A
B
Load plate
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark
Chapter 1: Hardware information
PnP Cap
This side of the
cam box should
face you.
B
A