Asus P5M2 - Page 31

ASUS P5M2 Series
2-9
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forenger to a 100º angle (A),
then push the PnP cap from the load
plate window to remove (B).
Lo ad pl at e
A
B
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is
released from the retention tab.
Re te nti on ta b
Lo ad le ve r
Th is si de of th e
so ck et bo x s hou ld
fa ce yo u.
Pn P ca p
A
B
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you
are installing a CPU.
5. Position the CPU over
the socket, making sure
that the gold triangle is
on the bottom-left corner
of the socket. The socket
alignment key should t
into the CPU notch.
Al ig nme nt ke y
Go ld tr ia n gl e m ar k