3 central processing unit (cpu), 2 installing the cpu, 1 overview – Asus Motherboard A8N-SLI SE User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force

(ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX, AMD Athlon™ 64 or AMD

Athlon™ 64X2 processor.
The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications

faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.

Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing

towards you and the load lever is on your left.

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

A8N-SLI SE

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A8N-SLI SE CPU Socket 939

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