Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Installing The Cpu - Asus M5A88-M User Manual

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

This motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for AMD
Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors.
Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.
The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. Ensure that you use a
CPU designed for the AM3+ socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!
2.3.1

Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
M5A88-M
M5A88-M CPU socket AM3+
2. Press the lever sideways to unlock the
socket, then lift it up to a 90º angle.
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up
to a 90º angle. Otherwise, the CPU will
not fit in completely.
ASUS M5A88-M
® FX™ / Phenom™ II /
Socket lever
Right
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