3 central processing unit (cpu), 2 installing the cpu, 1 overview – Asus DELUXE A7N8X-E User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 462-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 462-pin Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™, AMD Athlon™ XP and
AMD Duron™ processors.

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.

Do not use processors with core speeds of less than 1GHz on this
motherboard.

Gold triangle

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