Asus AP1700 User Manual - Page 24

Installing the CPU

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2.3.2 Installing the CPU If you are installing only one CPU, install in CPU socket 1. Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 604-pin ZIF sockets on the motherboard. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to at least 115° angle. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to at least 115° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely. 2. Position the CPU above the socket as shown. 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. Marked Corner The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. 2-6 ASUS AP1700

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Follow these steps to install a CPU.
1.
Locate the 604-pin ZIF sockets on
the motherboard. Unlock the
socket by pressing the lever
sideways, then lift it up to at least
115° angle.
2.
Position the CPU above the
socket as shown.
3.
Carefully insert the CPU into the
socket until it fits in place.
Make sure that the socket
lever is lifted up to at least
115° angle, otherwise the CPU
does not fit in completely.
The CPU fits only in one
correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket
to prevent bending the pins
and damaging the CPU!
4.
When the CPU is in place, press it
firmly on the socket while you
push down the socket lever to
secure the CPU. The lever clicks
on the side tab to indicate that it is
locked.
If you are installing only one CPU, install in CPU socket 1.
2.3.2
Installing the CPU
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