6 central processing unit (cpu), Installing.the.cpu – Asus M2A-VM HDMI User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD

Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor.

The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the

AMD Opteron™ processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2

socket. The CPU fits 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!

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.

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the

CPU does not fit in completely.

Socket.lever

M2A-VM HDMI

M2A-VM HDMI CPU Socket AM2