CPU I: Installation

• CPUs rarely fail by themselves - normally it is a mobo part.
  
• Typically, you don't upgrade a PC by replacing the CPU; you will normally replace the whole mobo
• If it happens that you do replace it on the mobo, you must match the CPU to the mobo

Installing one:
CPU pkgs are held in their sockets on the mobo by retaining clips or locking levers (older models).

1. Unplug the PC and open the case (observe normal precautions)]
2. If needed, remove the old CPU by releasing its retaining mechs and lifting the CPu from its socket.
3. Place the old CPU in an appropriate box or static-safe bag
4. Insert the new CPU into the socket and secure it with the retaining mechs
5. Close the case, reconnect cable, boot the PC.
   

If also installing a mobo and a CPU at the same time, install the CPU on the mobo before installing the mobo in the case.