2.4Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.4.1 Overvi ew

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Sempron™ processor.

Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

2.4.2 I nstalli ng CPU

To install a CPU:1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
CPU Socket AM2

 

2.

 

Unlock the socket by pressing the

 

lever sideways, then lift it up to a

 

90°-100° angle.

Socket lever

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.

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