Asus G1-P5G43 - Manual (Page 4)

 Installation manual
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Installing a CPU
CAUTION! To prevent damage to the
socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.
Installing an Intel CPU
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (2A),
then move it to the left (2B) until it is released
from the retention tab.
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.
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. 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.
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Load plate
PnP cap
4B 4A
6B
6A
Load lever
Retention tab
2A
2B
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
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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.
CAUTION: Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely
damage the CPU!
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