Asus RS300-E8-RS4 - Manual (Page 26)

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4
Do not remove the PnP cap yet
from the CPU socket. Doing so
may bend the pins of the socket.
2. Press the load lever with your
thumb (A), then move it to the right
(B) until it is released from the
retention tab.
Retention tab
Load lever
3. Lift the load lever until the load plate
is completely lifted.
Load plate
4. Position the CPU above the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle mark
is on the bottom-left corner of the
socket, then fit the CPU notches to
the socket's alignment keys.
The CPU fits in only one orientation.
DO NOT force the CPU into the
socket to prevent bending the
pins on the socket and damaging
the CPU.
Gold
triangle
mark
CPU notches
Alignment
key
Alignment
key