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Chapter 2 MS-7640 CPU & Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 2. Look for the gold arrow of the CPU. The gold arrow should point as shown in the picture. The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation. 3. If the CPU is correctly installed, the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen. Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard. 4. Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever. As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed, always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embedded into the socket. 2-5

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MS-7640
Chapter 2
CPU & Cooler Installat±on
When you are ±nstall±ng the CPU,
make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top
to prevent overheat±ng. Meanwh±le, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU
before ±nstall±ng the heat s±nk/cooler fan for better heat d±spers±on.
Follow the steps below to ±nstall the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong ±nstallat±on w±ll
cause the damage of your CPU & ma±nboard
If the CPU ±s correctly ±nstalled, the
p±ns should be completely embedded
±nto the socket and can not be seen.
Please note that any v±olat±on of the
correct ±nstallat±on procedures may
cause permanent damages to your
ma±nboard.
3.
Press the CPU down firmly ±nto the
socket and close the lever.
As the
CPU ±s l±kely to move wh±le the lever
±s be±ng closed, always close the le-
ver w±th your fingers press±ng t±ghtly
on top of the CPU to make sure the
CPU ±s properly and completely em-
bedded ±nto the socket.
4.
Pull the lever s±deways away from
the socket. Make sure to ra±se the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
1.
Look for the gold arrow of the CPU.
The gold arrow should po±nt as shown
±n the p±cture. The CPU can only fit ±n
the correct or±entat±on.
2.