Installing A Cpu; Cpu Installation - Asus Pundit P3-PH5 User Manual

2.4

Installing a CPU

The ASUS motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for
the Intel Pentium
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2.4.1

CPU installation

• Your boxed Intel
with installation 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 connector
P5B-VM
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you
and the load lever is on your left.
ASUS Pundit P3-PH5
4 processor in the 775-land package.
Pentium
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4 LGA775 processor package should come
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2-