GIGABYTE GA-7VTXE - Manual (Page 13)

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Hardware Installation Process
Step1-2: CPU Installation
CPU Top View CPU Bottom View
Socket Actuation Lever
1. Pull up the CPU socket level
and up to 90-degree angle.
Pin1 indicator
2. 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.
Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
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.