Asus A8N-SLI - Manual (Page 17)

A S U S A 8 N - S L I A S U S A 8 N - S L I A S U S A 8 N - S L I A S U S A 8 N - S L I A S U S A 8 N - S L I 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 - 7
1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force
(ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX or AMD Athlon™ 64
processor.
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.
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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.
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A8N-SLI CPU Socket 939