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

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with dual surface mount 604-pin Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) sockets. The sockets are designed for the Intel

®

Xeon™

Processor in the 604-pin package with 1MB/512KB L2 cache.

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

Note in the above illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on
one corner. This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a
specific corner of the CPU socket.

If installing only one CPU, use CPU socket 1 to ensure system
stability..

Socket for CPU1

Socket for CPU2

PCH-DL

PCH-DL Socket 604

Prestonia

Gold Arrow