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proCessors
Installing a Processor
Prerequisite:
♦ Remove the top cover. See Opening the Top Cover on page 1-6.
♦ Remove the air duct. See Removing the Air Duct on page 1-7.
♦ Remove the heat sink. See Removing a Heat Sink on page 1-37.
1. Remove the new processor from its packaging. Make sure to hold the processor
by the sides. Do NOT touch the underside of the processor.
2. Install the processor onto its bracket. Then place and install the bracket
underneath the heat sink.
Heat sink
Processor
bracket
Processor
Figure 1-59: Installing the Processor
3. Install the processor assembly onto the socket. Make sure the triangle mark on
top of the processor is properly aligned with the triangle mark on the socket.
4. To install another processor, repeat the previous steps.
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