Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Installing The Cpu - Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe User Manual

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the Athlon™ 64
X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64FX/Sempron™ processor.
The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD Opteron processor. Make sure you use a CPU 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 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.
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CPU Socket AM2
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90º angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU
will not fit in completely.
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Socket lever
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