Asus K8N-DRE - Manual (Page 29)

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2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1 2.3.1 2.3.1 2.3.1 2.3.1 Overview Overview Overview Overview Overview
The motherboard comes with dual surface mount 940-pin Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) sockets designed for AMD Opteron™ 64 processors.
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.
• If installing only one CPU, use the CPU socket marked CPU1.
Take note of the notched corner on
the CPU. This corner should match a
specific corner on the socket to
ensure correct installation.
Notched corner
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K8N-DRE CPU Socket 940
CPU1 CPU2
CPU1 CPU2