User's Manual

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-7

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU

will not t in completely.

2. Unlock the socket by pressing the

lever sideways, then lift it up to a

90º angle.

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.

Socket lever

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 ts 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!

M2N32-SLI DELUXE

CPU Socket AM2