Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Overview; Installing Cpu - Asus P2-M2A690G - P Series - 0 MB RAM User Manual

2.7

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.7.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ processor.
The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the
AMD Opteron™ processor. Ensure than you use a CPU that 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 pins the CPU!
2.7.2

Installing CPU

To install a CPU:
1. Locate the AM2 CPU socket on the motherboard.
M2R68L CPU Socket AM2
2. Press the CPU socket lever
sideways, then lift it up to a
90º-100º angle.
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