Central Processing Unit (Cpu); 1.6.1 Installing The Cpu - Asus M2N-X Manual

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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. 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.
M2N-X
M2N-X CPU Socket AM2
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise
the CPU does not fit in completely.
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