Asus RS920A-E6 RS8 User Guide - Page 26

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2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab A To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. B Load lever 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.(C) 4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle.(D) 5. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket.(E) Load plate D E PnP cap C 6. Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom‑right corner of the socket, and then fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! Gold triangle mark Alignment keys 2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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Chapter 2:
Hardware setup
2-4
C
D
To prevent damage to the socket
pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.
2.
Press the load lever with your
thumb (A), then move it to the left
(B) until it is released from the
retention tab.
3.
Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.(C)
4.
Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger to a 100º angle.(D)
5.
Remove the PnP cap from the CPU
socket.(E)
Load plate
PnP cap
A
B
Retention tab
Load lever
E
The CPU fits in only one correct
orientation. DO NOT force the
CPU into the socket to prevent
bending the connectors on the
socket and damaging the CPU!
6.
Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle is on
the bottom-right corner of the socket,
and then fit the socket alignment key
into the CPU notch.
Alignment keys
Gold triangle mark