Asus Motherboard P5GC-MX - Manual (Page 21)

ASUS P5GC-MX 1-9
3. Lift the load lever in the direction
of the arrow to a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your
thumb and forefinger to a 100º
angle (A), then push the PnP cap
from the load plate window to
remove (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 fit
into the CPU notch.
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and move it to the left (B)
until it is released from the retention tab.
Retention tab
Load lever
This side of the cam
box should face you.
PnP Cap
A
B
Load plate
A
B
Alignment key
Gold triangle mark