Asus M3A78 PRO - 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

ASUS M3A78 PRO 1-11
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with an AM2+/AM2 socket designed for the AMD
®
Socket
AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors or for Socket
AM2 Athlon Series / Sempron processors.
The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-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!
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the
CPU does not t in completely.
Socket lever