Asus P5KPL-AM SE - Manual (Page 19)

ASUS P5KPL-AM SE 1-9
5. Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring 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
6. Apply several drops of Thermal Interface
Material to the exposed area of the CPU
that the heatsink will be in contact with,
ensuring that it is spread in an even thin
layer.
DO NOT eat the Thermal Interface Material. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin,
ensure that you wash it off immediately, and seek professional medical help.
Some heatsinks come with pre-
applied thermal paste. If so, skip this
step.
To prevent contaminating the paste, DO NOT spread the paste with your finger directly.
7. Close the load plate (A), then push
the load lever (B) until it snaps into the
retention tab.
A
B
The motherboard supports Intel ®
LGA775 processors with the
Intel ® Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ®
Technology (EIST) and Hyper-
Threading Technology. Refer to the
Appendix for more information on
these CPU features.