1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the
Intel
®
Pentium
®
D / Pentium
®
4 / Celeron
®
/ Core™2 Duo processor in the 775-lan
package.
Your boxed Intel
®
Pentium
®
D / Pentium
®
4 / Celeron
®
/ Core™2 Duo
LGA775 processor package should come with installation instructions for
the CPU, fan and heatsink assembly. If the instructions in this section do
not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter.
Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the
socket and the socket pins are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately
if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket
pins/motherboard components. Avalue will shoulder the cost of
repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.
Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. Avalue will process
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard
comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket.
The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket pins resulting
from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/incorrect
removal of the PnP cap.
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1.6.1
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
CPU Socket 775
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you
and the load lever is on your left.
EAX-945G / EAX-945G2
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