How to Hook Up Processors to Motherboards
Before you mount a motherboard into a computer, and after you have installed the memory on it, you must mount the processor. The processor on the motherboard interprets instructions from input devices, and sends them to other devices that require those instructions executed. When you press a key on your keyboard, for example, the processor interprets the input and sends a signal for the letter you pressed to show up on your screen.
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Instructions
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Find the processor socket on the motherboard. The socket looks like a large square in the top center area of the motherboard.
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Lift the lever located next to the socket and the cover sitting on top of it. Remove the plastic tab that remains which covers the processor socket pins.
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Place the processor, with its golden arrow pointing in the same direction as the arrow on the socket, onto the socket.
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Lower the processor socket cover and lever. This locks the processor in place.
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