Assignment 2.2 How to Install a Processor

You will need to make sure that you have the correct processor for the Motherboard as Motherboards can only support certain types of Processor. You need to make sure that you have with you your thermal compound. Thermal Compound stops the heat sink from overheating the Processor.

Locate the Processor socket on the Motherboard, then flick the switch up by lifting the lever on the side of the socket up to the open position

Make sure you align the processor with the corner of the chip that looks like it has been cut off ( there is a corner of pins missing) with the corner missing on the socket
Now you have lined up the processor you need to slowly insert the processor into the socket. If the processor doesn't slide into the socket DON'T force the processor into the socket as it can bend the pins and the processor will be deemed unusable.

Now that you have inserted the processor you will need to lock it into place using the lever at the side of the socket. You will need to push it slowly down till it is in the locked position.


Now that you have clicked the processor into place you need to apply the thermal compound to the exposed part of the chip that the heat sink will sit on. Apply just a thin layer of paste to the exposed part of the chip. You will need to wrap your hand in a plastic bag to stop the paste from getting contaminated.

Now that you have inserted the processor into the motherboard and you have your thermal compound on the exposed part of the processor you now need to align the heat sink with the thermal compound and the clamps on the heat sink. You need to make sure that the clamps are aligned with the mounting points around the processor.

Now that you have aligned the heat sink assembly to the processor you now need to clamp the heat sink to the mounting parts of the motherboard. Proper mounting technique should be required here as putting to much pressure or a slip of the screwdriver can damage the motherboard. If you are unsure about the correct way to install the heat sink assembly you need to refer to the proper documentation that came from the manufacturer. 


Now that you have inserted the Heat Sink assembley you now need to locate the power lead for the thermal compound fan. Plug the cooling solution fan power connector into the fan header on the motherboard.Make sure that it is properly plugged in before installing the motherboard back onto the system.

This is what the completed installation should look like.