User`s manual

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
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Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.5.
Save the plastic PnP cap. The motherboard must be shipped with the PnP
cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins. Shipment without the
PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins.
CPU properly
installed
Load lever locked
into place.
Warning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make
sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close
properly, do not force it as it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the load
plate again and double-check that the CPU is aligned properly.
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Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink
Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die -- the re-1.
quired amount has already been applied.
Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are 2.
aligned with those on the motherboard and the heatsink bracket underneath.
Screw in two diagonal screws (i.e., the #1 and the #2 screws) until just snug 3.
(do not over-tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU.)
Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws.4.