User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

ThemotherboardcomeswithanAMDAM4socketdesignedfor

AMDRyzen™/7thGenerationA-series/Athlon™processors.

UnplugallpowercablesbeforeinstallingtheCPU.

TheAM4sockethasadifferentpinoutfromtheFM2+/FM2socket.Ensurethatyouusea

CPUdesignedfortheAM4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!

Installing the CPU

ApplytheThermalInterfaceMaterialtotheCPUheatsinkandCPUbeforeyouinstallthe

heatsink and fan if necessary.