Owners Manual

140 Installing System Components
CAUTION: The processor is held in its socket under strong pressure. Be aware
that the release lever can spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped.
9 Position your thumb firmly over the processor socket-release lever and
release the lever from the locked position. Rotate the lever 90 degrees
upward until the processor is released from the socket. See Figure 3-27.
10 Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way. See Figure 3-27.
Figure 3-27. Installing and Removing a Processor
CAUTION: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing
the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage the system board.
1 socket-release lever 2 processor
3 processor shield 4 notch in processor (2)
5 socket key (2) 6 ZIF socket
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