Users Guide

Processor

Removing the processor

1. Follow the procedure in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

2. Remove the:

a. Cover

b. PSU hinge

c. Heatsink assembly

3. To remove the processor:

a. Release the socket lever by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab on the processor shield [1].

b. Lift the lever upward and lift the processor shield [2].

c. Lift the processor out of the socket [3].

Installing the processor

1. Align the pin-1 indicator of the processor with the triangle on the socket and place the processor on the socket such that the

slots on the processor align with the socket keys [1].

2. Close the processor shield by sliding it under the retention screw [2].

3. Lower the socket lever and push it under the tab to lock it [3].

Disassembly and reassembly