1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU)

1.6.1 Overvi ew

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX, and AMD Sempron™ Processors.

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

1.6.2 I nstallli ng the CPU

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

M2S-X

M2S-X CPU Socket M2

Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left.

Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

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