Asus G1-P5G43: Installing a CPU Installing an Intel CPU Installing an AMD CPU

English

4

Installation manual

Installing a CPU

Installing an Intel CPU

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Retention tab

2. Press the load lever with your thumb (2A),

then move it to the left (2B) until it is released

2A

from the retention tab.

2B

CAUTION! To prevent damage to the

socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap

unless you are installing a CPU.

Load lever

3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.

4. Lifttheloadplatewithyourthumbandforengertoa100ºangle(4A),thenpushthe

PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (4B).

5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the

bottom-left corner of the socket. Fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch.

6. Close the load plate (6A), then push the load lever (6B) until it snaps into the retention

tab.

PnP cap

Load plate

6A

Gold

4B 4A

triangle

mark

3

5

6B

Alignment key

Installing an AMD CPU

1. Locate the CPU socket, then lift the socket lever to a 90º angle.

2. Install the CPU to the socket, making sure that the CPU corner with the gold triangle

matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

3. Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU.

1 2 3

CAUTION: Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely

damage the CPU!