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The motherboard CPU socket has a protective cover on it to make sure none of the CPU pins get damaged in transit. Intel has for sometime made their CPU’s with no pins on them so the motherboard has them instead (with Intel PC setups, in most cases it is cheaper to replace the motherboard instead of the CPU) with AMD CPU’s it is the other way round (the pins are on the CPU).
When you have removed the cover, unhook the load lever (the hook shape on the on the left) see below. Take care not to touch any of the socket pins as they can be bent easily & doing so will make the motherboard useless, as well as invalidating any warranty the motherboard has.
Now, lift up the load plate gently, do not let it fall back as it could damage the motherboard CPU pins.
Once the load plate is upright, it is time to install the CPU. I bought one of the last generation socket 775 CPU. It is an Intel core 2 duo E7400 RO CPU, operating at a default speed of 2800Mhz. This CPU should be able to playback hi - definition disc format and files easily & smoothly (with a little help from the graphics card.) if not the CPU can be overclocked up to 4000Mhz with a few alterations to the motherboard bios (I’m not going to show you how to do that, there are plenty of sites on the internet on how do do that!) Do not touch the CPU on the front or the back. If you do, clean it with isopropyl alcohol & a coffee filter, available from all good chemists & supermarkets!
The CPU can only go into the motherboards CPU socket one-way, do not force the CPU as will damage the motherboard CPU pins. (see below) Once the CPU is in place, replace the CPU load plate & rehook the load lever.
The next step is to fit the CPU cooler, shown on part 3.
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