Installing A Cpu; Cpu Installation - Asus P3-P5G31 User Manual

2.4

Installing a CPU

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for
the Intel Core 2 Quad / Core
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Pentium D/ Pentium
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This system is designed for Intel
processors higher than 65W may not provide optimum performance.
Refer to ASUS CPU support list for more details.
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us.
2.4.1

CPU installation

• Your boxed Intel
instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the
instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the
latter.
• Check your motherboard to make sure that the socket contacts are not
bent. Contact your retailer immediately if you see any damage to the socket
contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair
only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.
• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts
resulting from incorrect CPU installation or removal.
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
CPU Socket 775
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you
and the load lever is on your left.
ASUS P3-P5G31
2 Extreme / Core
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4 processors.
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LGA775 processor package should come with installation
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2 Duo / Pentium
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65W desktop processors. Other Intel
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Extreme /
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