Asus B450M-A/CSM - Central Processing Unit (CPU); Installing the CPU

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
ThemotherboardcomeswithanAMDAM4socketdesignedforAMD
Ryzen™/7thGenerationA-series/Athlon™processors.
UnplugallpowercablesbeforeinstallingtheCPU.
TheAM4sockethasadifferentpinoutfromtheFM2+/FM2socket.Ensurethatyouusea
CPUdesignedfortheAM4socket.TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOT
forcetheCPUintothesockettopreventbendingthepinsanddamagingtheCPU!
Installing the CPU
ApplytheThermalInterfaceMaterialtotheCPUheatsinkandCPUbeforeyouinstallthe
heatsinkandfanifnecessary.
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