Installing your CPU in your motherboard is a very simple but delicate process. I always get an excited/nervous charge in my stomach when I'm holding the all-powerful and mysterious CPU in my hands, but the process of installing it holds no real mystery of its own.
First you want to unlock the CPU socket. Generally there will be a small plastic or metal arm that lies on the side of the CPU socket. To unlock it, just push it out and then pull it up.
Now you need to align the CPU to the socket. Different processors have different pin layouts on the bottom, but normally one corner will have a diagonal section without any pins that's different from the others (often this corner will be labeled by a small triangle on the top of the CPU). Find the corresponding corner on your motherboard's CPU socket and gently lower the CPU into the socket.
Be aware, there should be no pushing or snapping involved in this process. The CPU, if correctly aligned, should simply fall (gently!) into place.
Now just lower and lock the socket arm, which in turn will lock your CPU into your motherboard.
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