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6 central processing unit (cpu), installing the cpu, 1 overview – Asus A8V-VM User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.6. Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing

towards you and the load lever is on your left.

A8V-VM CPU Socket 939

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

1.6.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force

(ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX, AMD Athlon 64™, AMD

Athlon 64 X or AMD Sempron™ processor.
The 18-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications

faster than processors with only 3-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.

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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