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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™ 64FX/Sempron™/AM2+ 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

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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

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Socket lever

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