ASRock X79 Extreme9 - Manual (Page 15)

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ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard
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Step 1. Open the socket:
Step 1-1. Disengage the left lever by pressing it
down and sliding it out of the hook.
Step 1-2. Disengage the right lever by pressing
it down and sliding it out of the hook.
Step 1-3. Keep the right lever positioned at
about 90 degrees in order to flip up
the load plate.
Step 2. Insert the 2011-Pin CPU:
Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edge with the
triangle mark(Pin 1) on your upper
right corner.
Pin1
Step 2-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation
key notches.
alignment key
alignment key
Pin1
2011-Pin CPU 2011-Pin Socket
orientation key notch
orientation key notch
For proper inserting, please ensure to match the four orientation key
notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket.