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 examples.
Your motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium® III processor packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2), a Pentium® II processor packaged in SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards for instructions on using this card).
SETUP H/W .3 CPU
Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC with | Pentium III (in an SECC2) with heatsink and fan |
heatsink and fan (top view) | NOTE: The SEPP fan (for Celeron processors) is |
| similar to SECC2 fan except that the clamping |
| design is different. |
3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism
Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM). The URM supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors.
Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)
3.6.2 Heatsinks
The recommended heatsinks (see 3.6.4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors ) for the boxed Pentium III / II and Celeron processors are those with
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. You may install an auxiliary chassis fan, if necessary.
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