Asus P2-P5945GC - Manual (Page 21)

2-5 ASUS P1/P2-P5945GC
To prevent damage to the
socket pins, do not remove
the PnP cap unless you are
installing a CPU.
2. Press the load lever with your
thumb (A), then move it to the
left (B) until it is released from the
retention tab.
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.
A
B
Load lever
Retention tab
4. Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger 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 then fit the socket alignment
key into the CPU notch.
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
CPU notch
Load
plate
PnP cap
4B
3
6. Close the load plate (A), then push
the load lever (B) until it snaps into
the retention tab.
A
B