Asus M2N68-LA - Central Processing Unit (CPU); CPU Overview; Installing the CPU

2 M2N68-LA (Narra 3)
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.1 Overview
Themotherboardcomeswitha940-pinAM2socketdesignedfortheAMDAthlon
™
64/ Athlon
™
64 X2/Sempron
™
Rev F/Rev G 89W processor.
2.2 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.
TheAM2sockethasadifferentpinoutfromthe940-pinsocketdesignedforthe
AMD Opteron
™
processor.MakesureyouuseaCPU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!
Socket lever
M2N68-LA
M2N68-LA CPU Socket AM2