Asus V6-P5G31E: Installing an AMD CPU Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly Installing an Intel CPU heatsink and fan

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

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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

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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.

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

damage the CPU!

Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

Installing an Intel CPU heatsink and fan

A

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU,

B

making sure that the four fasteners match the holes

on the motherboard.

B

2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal

A

sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in

place.

3. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place,

connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the

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motherboard.

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