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Central Processing Unit CPU
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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX / Athlon™ 64 x2 / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ / AM2+ processor. The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron™ processor. 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! 1.6.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU. 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. M2A-MX M2A-MX CPU Socket M2 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle. Socket lever R Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely. ASUS M2A-MX 1-