Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Overview; Installling The Cpu - Asus PM5003 User Manual

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Overview

Overview
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The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force
(ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX, AMD Athlon 64™ or AMD
Sempron™ processor.
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.
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Installling the CPU

Installling the CPU
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To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
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A8N-E 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.
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