User Guide

1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
K8V-VM CPU Socket 754
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2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Socket Lever
Make sure that the socket lever
is lifted up to 90°-100° angle,
otherwise the CPU does not t in
completely.
1.6.2 Installing the CPU
Follow these steps to install a CPU.
1. Locate the 754-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.6.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor.
The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor has a gold triangle at one corner. This mark indicates
the processor Pin A1 that should match a specic corner of the CPU socket.
Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and
severely damage the CPU!