Cpu socket lever how much force

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Tuesday at AM. Question Tuf x Hard drive question. Saturday at PM. Question PCIE slot question. I just wanted to hear some advice from the experts. If you have the motherboard out of the case and lying flat, you should be able to literally place the CPU on the socket in the correct position and it will drop into the holes and the lever will go down and lock the CPU in the socket. It shouldn't require much force, but there may be a little lump sticking out on the socket that the lever needs to go over to get it down that holds it in place so it doesn't fall open.

If it's not going down then there has to be something wrong. Check for any bent CPU pins but don't force the lever, and if there are any bent pins, don't bend them back: they will probably break off. I noticed that the first time I installed a cpu, I had to push harder than expected. That's how they are. The s lever does need a bit of force, the metal retainer needs to be locked down securely.

As long as the CPU is in properly - doublecheck its flush, and the notches mate up, lock her down. Similar threads. Motherboard CPU holder surface mount solder fracture. Replies 4 Views Oct 21, captaincranky. Replies 13 Views Wednesday at AM Zvemox. Contact us. Close Menu. Forums [H]ard Ware Intel Processors. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.

You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. How much force needed to push down retention lever. Thread starter ntherblast Start date Mar 18, Joined Jan 28, Messages I am installing the cpu socket into the motherboard and the retention lever is really stiff to push down how much force is needed.