MSI H61M-P25 (B3) User Manual

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Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler

correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage

of your CPU & mainboard.

open the load lever.
Lift the load lever up to fully open position.
After confirming the CPU direction for correct

mating, put down the CPU in the socket

housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge

of the CPU base. Note that the alignment keys

are matched.
remove the plastic cap. engage the load lever

while pressing down lightly onto the load plate.
Secure the lever near the hook end under the

retention tab.
Make sure the four hooks are in proper position

before you install the cooler. Align the holes on

the mainboard with the cooler. Push down the

cooler until its four clips get wedged into the

holes of the mainboard.
Press the four hooks down to fasten the cooler.

turn over the mainboard to confirm that the clip-

ends are correctly inserted.
Finally, attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU

fan connector on the mainboard.

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Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. if not, take out the CPU

with pure vertical motion and reinstall.

read the CPU status in BioS.

Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with the

plastic cap covered to avoid damaging.

Please refer to the documentation in the CPU fan package for more details

about the CPU fan installation.

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