User Guide

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Replacing the processor
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6 While holding your hand under the processor in case the processor falls
out of the socket, rotate the processor release lever to the fully open
position (90°).
7 Lift the processor out of the socket.
8 Before inserting the processor into the socket, make sure that:
■ The processor release lever is open all the way (90° from the closed
position).
■ The triangular arrows on the corner of the processor align with the
triangular icon on the lower-right corner of the processor socket.
9 Install the new processor into the processor socket, then press the processor
locking lever down until it clicks into place.
10 Apply thermal grease to the top of the processor or the bottom of the heat
sink, if necessary. Heat sinks from Gateway have thermal grease already
applied.
11 Place the heat sink onto the processor, then press the heat sink retaining
clips down until they click into place.