System Overview

2.4.1 Intel Processor Support

The models covered in this guide support the following processor types:

■Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition - dual-core design with Hyper-Threading (HT) technology

■Intel Pentium D Processor - dual-core design

■Intel Pentium 4 Processor - single-core design with HT technology

■Intel Core2 Duo - (when available) energy-efficient dual-core performance

■Intel Celeron D Processor

These processors are backward-compatible with software written for earlier x86 microprocessors and include streaming SIMD extensions (SSE, SSE2, and SSE3) for enhancing 3D graphics and speech processing performance.

The system board includes a zero-insertion-force (ZIF) Socket-T designed for mounting an LGA775-type processor package (Figure 2-14).

Figure 2-14. Processor Socket and Processor Package

To remove the processor:

1.Remove the processore heat sink/fan assembly (not shown).

2.Release the locking lever (1) by first pushing down, then out and up.

3.Pull up the securing frame (2).

4.Grasp the processor (3) by the edges and lift straight up from the socket.

 

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