Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Installing The Cpu - Asus M2N-SLI Hardware User Manual

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.
M2N-SLI DELUXE
M2N-SLI DELUXE CPU Socket AM2
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90º angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU
will not fit in completely.
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Socket lever
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