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Central Processing Unit CPU, Installing the CPU

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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Sempron™ processors. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. M2N-E SLI R M2N-E SLI CPU Socket M2 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90º angle. Socket lever Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU will not fit in completely. ASUS M2N-E SLI 2-

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ASUS M2N-E SLI
2-5
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise,
the CPU will not fit in completely.
2.
Unlock the socket by pressing
the lever sideways, then lift it up
to a 90º angle.
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Sempron™
processors.
Socket lever
Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU fits in
only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to
prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
M2N-E SLI
M2N-E SLI
CPU Socket M2