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ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 2-7

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 t 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/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processor.

Socket lever

The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 939-pin socket designed for the

AMD Opteron™ processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2

socket. The CPU ts 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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M2N32 WS PRO CPU Socket AM2

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