Asus P5QL/EPU User Manual

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ASUS P5QL/EPU

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Position the CPU over the socket,

ensuring that the gold triangle is on the

bottom-left corner of the socket then fit

the socket alignment key into the CPU

notch.

Apply several drops of Thermal Interface

Material to the exposed area of the CPU

that the heatsink will be in contact with,

ensuring that it is spread in an even thin

layer.

DO.NOT eat the Thermal Interface Material. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin,

ensure that you wash it off immediately, and seek professional medical help.

Some heatsinks come with pre-

applied thermal paste. If so, skip this

step.

To prevent contaminating the paste, DO.NOT spread the paste with your finger directly.

Close the load plate (A), then push

the load lever (B) until it snaps into the

retention tab.

The motherboard supports Intel

LGA775 processors with the

Intel

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

Technology (EIST) and Hyper-

Threading Technology. Refer to the

Appendix for more information on

these CPU features.

Gold.

triangle.

mark

Alignment.key

CPU.notch