Asus A8V 2.3.1 Overview, 2.3.2 Installing the CPU

2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX or AMD Athlon 64™ processor.

The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.

Take note of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation.

Gold triangle

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 939-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

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