Mainboard P4M900
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Hardware Installation
This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground
strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the system’s
components.
CPU Processor Installation
This mainboard supports Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Duo/ Pentium
®
D/ Pentium
®
4/ Celeron
®
D/ Celeron
®
Processors using a Socket 775. Before building your system, we suggest you to visit the Intel
website and review the processor installation procedures.
http://www.intel.com
CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps:
1. Locate the CPU socket 775 on your
mainboard and nudge the lever
away from the socket as shown.
Then lift the lever to a 140-degree
angle (A). Next, lift up the iron cover
(B).
2. There are 2 distinctive marks
located near the corners of the
socket on the same side as the lever
as shown (C). Match these marks
with the marks on the CPU and
carefully lower the CPU down onto
the socket (D).
3. Replace the iron cover and then
lower the lever until it snaps back
into position (E). This will lock down
the CPU (F).
4. Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU. Lower the
CPU fan onto the CPU/CPU socket and secure it using
the attachments or screws provided on the fan. Finally,
attach the fan power cord to the
CPUFAN
header.
A
B
D
C
F
E
Attention
DO NOT touch the CPU pins in case they are damaged. Also, make sure
that you have completed all installation steps before powered on the
system. Finally, double-check that the cooling fan is properly installed and
the CPU fan power cord is securely attached, in case your CPU and other
sensitive components are damaged because of high temperatures.
