Asus M2N-MX SE PLUS - Manual (Page 21)

ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-9
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2+ socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ FX / Sempron™ processor.
The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD Opteron™ processor. 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!
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the
CPU does not fit in completely.
Socket lever
R
M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU Socket AM2+
M2N-MX SE PLUS
AM2+ socket is backward compatible with AM2 socket.