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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with an AM2+/AM2 socket designed for AMD
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Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processor.
The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD Opteron processor. Ensure that 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 pins and damaging the CPU!
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU
does not t in completely.
Socket lever