MSI G52-S9617X1 - Manual (Page 20)

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MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board
1. Make sure that the computer is
turned off, and the power cord dis-
connected before installing the CPU.
2. Pull the lever s ideways away
from the socket, and raise it up to a
90-degree angle.
3. Locate the cut edge of the CPU.
W hen the CPU is installed into the
socket, this cut edge should be
aligned with the corner marking an
arrow on the Socket 940.
Please note that the CPU can only fit
in a correct orientation, DO NOT use
force to ins tall the CPU into the
socket.
4. Place the CPU onto the socket and
press it down firmly into the socket.
The pins of the CPU should be em-
bedded into the socket completely.
5. Close the lever to secure the CPU.
Do not close the lever until the CPU
’s
pins are fully inserted; otherwise,
the pins may be damaged.
CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 940
X O
Open Lever
Slid
ing
Pla
te
Close
Lever
Press down
the CPU
Cut edge
Corner marking
an arrow