To install a cpu with heatsink – Acer Altos G700 User Manual

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3 Upgrading the system

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To install a CPU with heatsink

If only one CPU is to be installed, it must be installed in the CPU 1
socket; if such is the case, the CPU 2 socket no longer requires a
termination module.

1

Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation procedures
described on page 37.

2

Locate the CPU socket on the mainboard.

3

Align the CPU to its socket, making sure that pin 1 (indicated by
the notched corner) of the CPU connects to hole 1 of the socket
(on the bottom right corner).

4

To install the CPU to its socket, follow the steps below:

(1) Insert the CPU into the socket.

(2) Press down the retainer lever to lock the CPU in place.

5

Observe the post-installation instructions described on page 38.

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