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Chapter 2
Central Processing Unit: CPU
The mainboard provides a Socket A (Socket 462) to support the latest
AMD Athlon/Athlon XP processor series. To avoid the thermal issue* of
the CPU, please make sure that the CPU has a heatsink and a cooling fan
attached on its top.
CPU Installation Procedure
To install the CPU, please follow the steps below:
1.
Pull the lever sideways away
from the socket; then, raise it
up to a 90-degree angle.
2.
Locate the cut edge on the CPU,
and point it towards the lever
pivot. Insert the pins of the CPU
directly into the holes on the socket.
3.
Press the lever down to complete
the installation.
Note: The CPU is designed with the "corner pin" on the
two of the four corners; thus, it should only fit in one correctly
orientation as installing. In addition, with the weight of the
heatsink and cooling fan attached, you can insert the CPU into
the socket easily. DO NOT press the CPU down by force when
installing in wrong orientation, this would bend and damage
Sliding
Plate
Cut edge
2-2
Open Lever
Close
Lever
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