ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional Quick Installation Guide - Page 16

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the four orientation key notches of the CPU with the four alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Close the socket: Step 3-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS, then the cover will automatically come off by itself. The cover must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service. Step 3-2. Press down the right load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab. Step 3-3. Press down the left load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab. 16 Fatal1ty X79 Professional Series Motherboard English