7 central processing unit (cpu), 1 overview, 2 installing cpu – Asus P1-AH2 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Basic installation

2.7

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.7.1 Overview

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

that 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 pins the CPU!

2.7.2 Installing CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

R

CPU Socket AM2

2. Unlock the socket by pressing

the lever sideways, then lift it

up to a 90º angle.

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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