Asus M2N Computer Hardware User Manual


 
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information
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/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 and AMD Sempron™ processors.
Socket lever
The AM2 socket has a different pin layout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD AM2 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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M2N/M2N DH CPU Socket M2