3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.6.3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism Your motherboard comes with a set of Universal Retention Mechanism (URM), which supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors. There are two types of URMs: (A) With Integrated Retainer Pins and (B) With Separate Retainer Pins. URM (A) URM (B) Separate Retainer Pins Integrated Retainer Pins 1. Place the motherboard on the anti-static foam that was shipped with the mother- board. Do not place the motherboard on a hard surface while installing the URM as the black fastener sleeves must protrude through the bottom of the mother- board. 2. Locate the Slot 1 connector on the motherboard. 3.
Position the retention mechanism on either side of the Slot 1 connector. 4. Making sure that the top retainer pins are not pushed in, press down on the retention brackets until the black fastener sleeves fit snugly against the board. CPU 3. H/W SETUP 5. Push the four retainer pins completely down into the black fastener sleeves until the head of each pin is securely seated. ASUS P3C-L / P3C-S / P3C-LS User’s Manual 33