2.4Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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

The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron™ 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!

AM2+ socket is backward compatible with AM2 socket.

2.4.1Installing the 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 90º angle.

Socket lever

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU will not fit in completely.

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Chapter 2: Basic installation