Installation manual
Installing a CPU
CAUTION.
To prevent damage to
the socket pins, do not remove the
PnP cap unless you are installing
a CPU.
Installing an Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 CPU in the LGA775 package
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Press the load lever with your thumb
(A), then move it to the left (B) until it
is released from the retention tab.
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 (4A), then push the
PnP cap from the load plate window to remove
(4B).
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
Load lever
Retention tab
A
B
3
Load plate
PnP cap
4B
4A
B
A
5. Position the CPU over the socket, making
sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left
corner of the socket. Fit the socket alignment
key into the CPU notch.
6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load
lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab.
