Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Overview; Installling The Cpu - Asus A8S-X User Manual

1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

1.6.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force
(ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX,
and AMD Sempron™ Processors.
The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications
faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.
Take note of the marked corner (with
gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark
should match a specific corner on the
socket to ensure correct installation.
1.6.2

Installling the CPU

To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
A8S-X SE
A8S-X SE CPU Socket 939
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing
towards you and the load lever is on your left.
Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and
severely damage the CPU!
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Gold triangle
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