Step1-1 : cpu installation, Pin1 indicator, Angling the rod to 65 – GIGABYTE GA-8GEM667 User Manual
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GA-8GEM667 Series Motherboard
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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step1-1 : CPU Installation
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! Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
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! If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause
improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.
Pin1 indicator
3. CPU Top View
2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly.
1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel
a kind of tight, and then continue pull the
rod to 90-degree when a noise “cough”
made.
4. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
into the socket.
Angling the
rod to 65
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Socket
Actuation
Lever
Pin1 indicator