3.HARDWARE SETUP
3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU)
NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only. The appearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following examples.
Your motherboard provides a Slot A connector for an AMD Athlon™ processor.AMD Athlon™ processor with heatsink and fan (top view)
3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism
Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM). The URM supports the AMD Athlon™ processor.
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Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)
3.6.2 Heatsinks
The recommended heatsinks (see section on recommended heatsinks for AMD Athlon™ processors for more information) for the processors are those with three- pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard.
WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. At least one fan, aside from the processor cooling fan, must be installed in the back of the system case, drawing air over the processor, and exhausting the air out the back of the case.
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