What is ZIF socket?

Socket ZIF is a type of socket used to connect the central processing unit (CPU) to the computer motherboard and reduce the potential of CPU damage during installation. Older sockets used the connection method, using a large amount of force to install the CPU on the motherboard, which created the potential for the pins of the connector on the CPU to be bent or damaged. Removing the CPU from these drawers also represented challenges and opportunities for further damage. The ZIF socket uses a system to install the CPU without any force on it, which significantly reduces damage. The CPU is connected to the computer's motherboard and both components are vital to computer functions. Older motherboard outlets in which processors were installed usually required that the CPU connector pins were relatively hard to push the base plate socket. The CPU pegs are relatively small and thin and the force used to install the CPU into the sockets in front of the ZIF MOH socketLa easily damage these pins.

However, the ZIF socket is designed to be easier to insert and remove the CPU and less likely to cause CPU damage. Previous outlets designed to reduce advertising force were often defective because the reduced force also often led to a reduction in contact between the CPU and the socket, which could negatively affect the performance of the computer. The ZIF socket is designed with a mechanism that effectively opens and closes the socket around the PIN CPU connectors.

Installing the CPU into the ZIF socket is quite simple. The small arm on the drawer can be raised and lowered, open and close the receiving connectors in the socket. This arm is lifted and the coted opened when the CPU can be inserted into the socket. The weight of the CPU itself is usually all the strength needed for its efficient connection to the motherboard. Most CPUs are designed with a slightly irregular pattern of the connector to ensure that the CPU isInstalled on the motherboard with the right orientation.

Once the CPU is inserted into the ZIF socket, the arm is lowered and the socket connectors are approaching around the CPU connector pins. This creates a fixed connection that allows the CPU and the motherboard to work properly and prevent the release or falling of the CPU from the motherboard. CPU removal is just as easy: the arm is raised, releases the pins and the CPU is removed from the socket. These sockets are usually used for home computers, because many professional systems are created with soldered CPU on the motherboard to create permanent and accurate connection.