Mainboard PM945GC
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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.
