Asus A8V-VM - Manual (Page 20)

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6. Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing
towards you and the load lever is on your left.
A8V-VM CPU Socket 939
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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.6.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force
(ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX, AMD Athlon 64™, AMD
Athlon 64 X or AMD Sempron™ processor.
The 18-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications
faster than processors with only 3-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.
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