Asus M2N TeleSky Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 28

Central Processing Unit 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/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 and AMD Sempron™ processors. The AM2 socket has a different pin layout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD AM2 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! 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. R M2N/M2N DH 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. 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information

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Chapter 2: Hardware information
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/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 and AMD Sempron™ processors.
Socket lever
The AM2 socket has a different pin layout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD AM2 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!
M2N/M2N DH CPU Socket M2