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6 central processing unit (cpu), 1 installing the cpu, Central processing unit (cpu) -8 1.6.1 – Asus M4N68T PRO User Manual

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1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

This motherboard supports AMD

®

Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series

processors.

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 a 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.

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!

Gold triangle

Small triangle

The AM3 socket has a different pinout from the the AM2+/AM2 socket. Ensure that you use

a CPU designed for the AM3 socket.

M4N68T PRO

M4N68T PRO CPU socket AM3

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