2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. The socket is designed for the Intel® Pentium™ 4 processor in the 478-pin package with 1 MB/512 KB L2 cache.

Take note of the marked corner (with gold

 

Gold Mark

 

triangle) on the CPU. This mark should match

 

 

a specific corner of the CPU socket.

 

 

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

ASUS PSCH-SR motherboard

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