Computer Hardware User Manual

ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard

Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the Socket 462 and open it by

pulling the lever gently sideways

away from the socket. Then lift the

lever upwards. The socket lever

must be fully opened (90 to 100

degrees).

2. Insert the CPU with the correct

orientation. The notched or golden

corner of the CPU must be oriented

toward the inner corner of the socket

base nearest to the lever hinge.

2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard provides a Socket A (462) for CPU installation. AMD processors

offer gigahertz speeds to support all latest computing platforms and applications.

The A7N8X-LA supports AMD Athlon™/Athlon XP™ 3200+ processors. This

motherboard supports 400/333/266MHz front side bus (FSB), and allows data

transfers of up to 2.7GB/s with PC2700 DDR.

Each AMD CPU has a “marked” corner. This corner is usually indicated with a

notch and/or a golden square or triangle. Refer to this indicator while orienting the

CPU. A fan and a heatsink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the

socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!

A7N8X-LA/Focus

Socket 462

AMD™ CPU

CPU NOTCH

LOCK

CPU NOTCH

TO INNER

CORNER

LEVER