Install CPU
Glossary
Chipset (or core logic) - one or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard.
Slot
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers. PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards, scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the relationship between the various components.
Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other software.
Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for doing the "computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normal it depend on CPU type.
About AMD Athlon64 AM2 CPUs
This motherboard provides an AM2 socket surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as the mPGA940 socket supporting AMD Athlon64 processors in the AM2 package utilizing
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