Asus M2N68 PLUS - Layout Contents Description; CPU Installation; Installing the CPU

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a CPU socket designed for AMD
®
AM3 Phenom™ II /
Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 processors and AM2+ / AM2 Phenom™ X4 /
Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors.
The CPU socket is not compatible with AMD
®
Opteron™ processors. Do not install an
Opteron™ processor on this motherboard.
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
1.5.4 Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page
1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR,
4-pin ATX12V)
1-21 8. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) 1-23
2. DDR2 DIMM slots 1-10 9. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78,
USB910)
1-20
3. CPU Socket 1-7 10. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER) 1-17
4. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN) 1-22 11. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 1-22
5. SATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2,
SATA3, SATA4)
1-19 12. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) 1-17
6. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) 1-15 13. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-20
7. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 1-18 14. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 1-4
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