Computer Hardware User Manual

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.6.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socket designed for the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor.
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.
Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely
damage the CPU!
P4BP-MX
P4BP-MX Socket 478
Gold Arrow
Notes on Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology
1. This motherboard supports Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 CPUs with Hyper-Threading
Technology.
2. Hyper-Threading Technology is supported under Windows
®
XP and Linux
2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only. Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading
compliler to compile the code. If you are using any other operating systems,
disable the Hyper-Threading Technology item in BIOS to ensure system
stability and performance.
3. It is recommended that you install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 1.
4. Make sure to enable the Hyper-Threading Technology item in BIOS before
installing a supported operating system.
5. For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, visit www.intel.com/
info/hyperthreading.