2.4
Installing a CPU
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for
the Intel
Core
2 Quad / Core
®
™
Pentium
D/ Pentium
®
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.
P5K-VM 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-P5G33
2 Extreme / Core
™
4 processors.
®
Pentium
®
®
2 Duo / Pentium
™
4 LGA775 processor package should come
Extreme /
®
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