Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe A7N8X-E Deluxe User Manual - Page 26

Central Processing Unit CPU

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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. Gold triangle Do not use processors with core speeds of less than 1GHz on this motherboard. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 462-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard. 2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information

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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