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Hardware Installation
B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU into the motherboard APU socket.
• Before installing the APU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the
power outlet to prevent damage to the APU.
• DonotforcetheAPUintotheAPUsocket.TheAPUcannottiniforientedincorrectly.Adjustthe
APU orientation if this occurs.
Step 1:
Completely lift up the APU socket locking lever.
Step 2:
AligntheAPUpinone(smalltrianglemarking)withthetrianglemark
on the APU socket and gently insert the APU into the socket. Make
surethattheAPUpinstperfectlyintotheirholes.
OncetheAPUispositionedintoitssocket,placeonengerdownon
the middle of the APU, lowering the locking lever and latching it into
the fully locked position.
APU Socket
Locking Lever