Asus P5VDC-X Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 21

the socket. The socket - cpu

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2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab A Load lever PnP Cap B This side of the cam box should face you. To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 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). B A Load plate 5. Position the CPU on the socket, making sure that the gold triangle fixes on the bottom-left corner of the socket. The socket alignment keys should fit into the CPU notches. Alignment key Gold triangle mark ASUS P5VDC-X 1-9

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ASUS P5VDC-X
3.
Lift the load lever in the direction
of the arrow to a 135º angle.
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).
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.
5.
Position the CPU on the
socket, making sure that
the gold triangle fixes on
the bottom-left corner of
the socket. The socket
alignment keys should fit
into the CPU notches.
2.
Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and move it to the left (B)
until it is released from the retention tab.
Load plate
A
B
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark
Retention tab
Load lever
This side of the
cam box should
face you.
PnP Cap
A
B