Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Installing The Cpu - Asus M4A79 DELUXE - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with an AM2+/AM2 socket designed for Phenom™ X4 /
Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™/ Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2). It is also
compatible with AMD ® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU).
The AM2+/AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD
Opteron processor. Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AM2+/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.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever
sideways, 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 M4A79 Deluxe
Socket lever
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