Installing A Cpu; Removing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink Assembly - Asus Pundit P1-AH1 User Manual

2.6 Installing a CPU

The motherboard comes with a surface mount
939-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed
®
for AMD Athlon 64 processor.
The 128-bit wide data paths of this processor can
run applicatoins faster than procesors with only 32-
bit or 64-bit wide data paths.
Take note of the marked corner (with gold triangle)
on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to
ensure correct installation.

2.6.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

The system package includes a pre-installed proprietary CPU fan and
heatsink assembly to provide an efficient thermal solution to the CPU. You
need to remove the CPU fan and heatsink assembly to install the CPU.
To remove the CPU fan and heatsink
assembly:
1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable.
2. Remove two screws securing the
blower to the CPU fan. Set the blower
aside.
3. Unhook and slide out the metal clips
that secure the fan and heatsink
assembly to the retention module.
4. Lift the CPU fan and heatsink
assembly, then set aside.
ASUS Pundit P1-AH1
Locking lever
Gold triangle
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