Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/ USB3 - Central Processing Unit (CPU) Installation

ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3
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Central Processing Unit (CPU)
ThemotherboardcomeswithanAM3+socketdesignedforAMD
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Series/Phenom™II/Athlon™II/Sempron™100SeriesProcessors.
TheAM3+sockethasadifferentpinoutfromtheAM2+/AM2socket.Ensurethatyouusea
CPUdesignedfortheAM3+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
Unplugallpowercablesbefore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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