Asus M2N-X PLUS User Manual - Page 20

Central Processing Unit CPU - socket am2 motherboard

Get Asus M2N-X PLUS PDF manuals and user guides View all Asus M2N-X PLUS manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 20 highlights

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2+ socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ FX / Sempron™ processor. The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron™ processor. Ensusre that you use a CPU that 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! AM2+ socket is backward compatible with AM2 socket. 1.6.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. R M2N-X PLUS M2N-X PLUS CPU Socket AM2+ 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle. Socket lever Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU will not fit in completely. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
1-8
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2+ socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ FX / Sempron™ processor.
The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD Opteron™ processor. Ensusre that you use a CPU that 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!
1.6.1
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2.
Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU
will not fit in completely.
Socket lever
M2N-X PLUS CPU Socket AM2+
M2N-X PLUS
AM2+ socket is backward compatible with AM2 socket.