Asus M4N78 SE - Manual (Page 17)

ASUS M4N78 SE 1-7
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with an AM2+ / AM2 socket designed for AMD ® AM2+ / AM2
Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processor.
The AM2/AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD
Opteron™ processor. Use a CPU that is designed for the AM2/AM2+ socket.
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1.
Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to
a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU will not fit in
completely.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever
sideways, then lift it up to a 90º angle.
Socket lever
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