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Chapter 2 2.3 central processing unit (cpu), 1 installing the cpu – Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 User Manual

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Chapter 2

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with an AM3 socket designed for AMD

®

Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /

Sempron™ 100 Series Processors.

The AM3 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD

Opteron processor. Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AM3 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!

Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.

2.3.1

Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1.

Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up

to a 90º angle. Otherwise, the CPU will

not fit in completely.

2.

Press the lever sideways to unlock the

socket, then lift it up to a 90º angle.

Socket lever

M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3

M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 CPU socket AM3

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