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1 close first socket release lever 2 lock icon
3 processor 4 open first socket release lever
5 unlock icon
5. Position your thumb firmly over the processor open first socket-release lever near the unlock icon
and release the lever from the locked position by pushing down and out from under the tab.
6. Similarly, position your thumb firmly over the processor close first socket-release lever near the lock
icon
and release the lever from the locked position by pushing down and out from under the tab.
Rotate the lever 90 degrees upward.
7. Lower the open first socket-release lever to lift the processor shield.
Figure 27. Removing and installing a processor
1 close first socket-release lever 2 pin-1 indicator of processor
3 processor 4 slot (4)
5 processor shield 6 open first socket-release lever
7 socket 8 socket keys (4)
8. Hold the tab on the processor shield and rotate the processor shield upward until the open first
socket-release lever lifts up.
9. Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the open first socket-release lever up so that the socket
is ready for the new processor.
CAUTION: The socket pins are fragile and can be permanently damaged. Be careful not to bend
the pins in the socket when removing the processor out of the socket.