Asus P5B-MX - Motherboard - Micro ATX User Manual page 24

4. Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger to a 100º angle (A),
then push the PnP cap from the load
plate window to remove (B).
5. Position the CPU over the
socket, making sure that
the gold triangle is on the
bottom-left corner of the
socket then fit the socket
alignment key into the
CPU notch.
The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the
socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
6. Close the load plate (A), then
push the load lever (B) until it
snaps into the retention tab.
7. If installing a dual-core CPU,
connect the chassis fan cable
to the chassis fan connector to
ensure system stability.
The motherboard supports Intel
Technology. Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features.
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Load plate
Alignment key
CPU notch
Gold triangle mark
B
LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading
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B
A
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