Gigabyte 7VM400M-RZ User Manual

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Hardware Installation Process

Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:
1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
2. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent

irreparable damage.

3. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper

installation. Please change the insert orientation.

4. Apply thermal grease between the processor and cooling fan.
5. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached. Permanent damage

will result.

6. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.

We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification
because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset
and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies
properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Memory, Cards…etc.

Figure 1.
Pull the rod to the 90-degree
directly.

Figure 2.
Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a cut edge on the CPU upper
corner. Insert the CPU into the

socket. (Do not force the CPU into the socket.) Then move the socket
lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the
CPU.

Figure 1.
Apply the thermal tape(or grease)
to provide better heat conduction
between your CPU and cooling
fan.

Figure 2.
Fasten the cooling fan support-
ing-base onto the CPU socket on
the motherboard.

Figure 3.
Make sure the CPU fan is plugged
to the CPU fan connector, than the
install completely.