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6 central processing unit (cpu), 1 installing the cpu – Asus M4A87TD EVO User Manual

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1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with an AM3 socket designed for AMD

®

Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /

Sempron™ 100 Series Processors.

The CPU socket is not compatible with AMD

®

Opteron™ processors. Do not install an

Opteron™ processor on this motherboard.

1.6.1

Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:
1.

Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

2.

Press the lever sideways to unlock

the socket, then lift it up to a

90°–100° angle.

Socket lever

Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°–100° angle, otherwise the CPU will not fit in

completely.

3.

Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU

corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner

with a small triangle.

4.

Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.

Gold triangle

Small triangle

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!

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