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Chapter 2: Installation
Installing the Processor
Note: Do not remove the plastic cover covering the outside of the socket. This cover will
pop out during installation of the processor.
1. Use a nger to push down the lever, then move the lever rightward. Pull the lever until it
passes over the processor socket.
Load Lever
Socket Force Frame
Lever Lock
Outer Plastic Cover
2. Pick up the processor on its left and right edges. Hold the processor over the socket
and align the arrow on the top-left corner of the processor with the arrow on the top-left
corner of the socket. Gently lower it onto the AM5 socket pins.
Pin 1
Pin 1
Processor Notch
Processor
Arrow
Socket Arrow
Socket Processor Notch