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Hardware setup, 6 central processing unit (cpu), 1 universal retention mechanism – Asus P3B-F User Manual

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

CPU

3. H/W SETUP

3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only. The ap-
pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following
examples.

Your motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium

®

III processor pack-

aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2), a Pentium

®

II processor pack-

aged in SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Proces-
sor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors to
be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 ASUS S370
Series CPU Cards
for instructions on using this card).

3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism

Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM).
The URM supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors.

Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)

Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC with
heatsink and fan (top view)

Pentium III (in an SECC2) with heatsink and fan
NOTE: The SEPP fan (for Celeron processors) is
similar to SECC2 fan except that the clamping
design is different.