2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor.

Take note of the marked corner (with

 

Gold Mark

 

gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark

 

 

should match a specific corner on the

 

 

socket to ensure correct installation.

 

 

Before installing the CPU, remove the chassis fan attached to the inner side of the rear panel to allow enough space for the installation. Refer to section “2.10 Removable components” for instructions.

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