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3 central processing unit (cpu), 1 overview, 2 installing the cpu – Asus SK8V User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 940-pin Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX and AMD
Opteron™ processors.

The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications
faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.

Take note of the marked corner (with
gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark
should match a specific corner on the
socket to ensure correct installation.

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 940-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

Gold triangle