Assembling Intel Reference Components for the Intel Pentium 4 Processor in 478-Pin Package

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Board Bow after Assembly

Intel µATX Board and Intel Reference Design

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The reference mechanical design

for mPGA478 platforms is

designed to place a compressive

load on the CPU package and

socket. It is normal to observe a

bow to the board as shown below

in the case of an Intel board and

the Intel reference design. The

level of bow depends on the

motherboard material properties

and component layout.

Intel® 845 Chipset

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Solution

Intel® Pentium® 4

Processor in the

478-Pin Package

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