3 central processing unit (cpu), 2 installing the cpu, 1 overview – Asus 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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