Asus P4S800D-X 1.5.2Placement direction, 1.5.3 Screw holes, 1.6.1Overview

1.5.2Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.

1.5.3 Screw holes

Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards the rear of the chassis

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1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU)

1.6.1Overview

The Intel® Pentium® 4 processor has a gold triangular mark on one corner. This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket.

Gold Arrow

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P4S800D-X CPU Socket 478

Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

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