Asus V2-P5G31: Installing a CPU

Installing a CPU

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Installing an Intel

Pentium

4 CPU in the LGA775 package

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

2. Press the load lever with your thumb

Retention tab

(A), then move it to the left (B) until it

is released from the retention tab.

A

CAUTION. To prevent damage to

B

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

PnP cap

a 135º angle.

Load plate

4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and

4B

forengertoa100ºangle(4A),thenpushthe

4A

PnP cap from the load plate window to remove

(4B).

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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.

Gold

triangle

mark

Alignment key

6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load

lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab.

A

B