User's Manual

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A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual

Use your thumb and your index ﬁ nger 3.

to hold the CPU. Locate and align pin

1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the

CPU. Both are marked with a triangle.

Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the 4.

socket. Once aligned, carefully place

the CPU into the socket. Do not drop

the CPU on the socket, move the CPU

horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU

against the socket or against any pins

of the socket, which may damage the

CPU and/or the socket.

With the CPU inserted into the socket, 5.

inspect the four corners of the CPU to

make sure that it is properly installed

and ﬂ ush with the socket. Then, gently

lower the silver CPU retention plate into

place.

Carefully press the CPU socket lever 6.

down until it locks into its retention

tab. For a dual-CPU system, repeat

these steps to install another CPU into

the CPU#2 socket (and into CPU#2,

#3 and #4 sockets for a quad-CPU

conﬁ guration).

Note: in single, dual and quad-CPU conﬁ gurations, memory must be installed in

the DIMM slots associated with the installed CPU(s).

Triangle