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3 central processing unit (cpu), 1 installing the cpu – Asus M2N4-SLI User Manual

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ASUS M2N4-SLI

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2.3.1 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.

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD

Athlon™ 64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Sempron™

processors.

Socket lever

Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU fits in

only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to

prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

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M2N4-SLI

M2N4-SLI CPU Socket AM2