4xem BBPCHOME User Manual - 3.6. Installing The Cpu

 Hardware Installation 

3.6. Installing the CPU 

3.6.1. Before You Begin 

1.  Be sure that your processor kit includes the following items: 

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One processor with the fan or heat sink attached 

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One power cable (for CPU with cooling fan attached) 

2.  Place the motherboard on a workbench (not in a chassis). Be 

sure that the motherboard is empty (that is, no DIMMs, cables, 

or cards are installed) and that the holes for the fan or heat sink 

support pegs are empty. 

3.6.2. Installation Procedure 

1.  On the motherboard, identify the CPU Socket 478 and the 

cooling fan power supply connector CPU FAN. 

2.  Push the CPU socket level slightly to the side and then raise it 

as far as it can go. 

Installing the CPU   

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