Central Processing Unit (Cpu); Installing The Cpu - Asus M2NBP-VM CSM User Manual

1.4

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/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 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 connectors on the socket and damaging the
CPU!
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1.4.1

Installing the CPU

To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
M2NBP-VM CSM CPU Socket AM2
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°
-100° angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the
CPU does not fit in completely.
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Make sure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.
Connect the chassis fan cables to the CHA_FAN1/2 connectors to ensure
system stability.
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Socket lever
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90°-100°