Asus PRIME B450M-A - CPU Installation; CPU Installation Procedure

ASUS PRIME B450M-A
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Central Processing Unit (CPU)
ThemotherboardcomeswithanAMDAM4socketdesignedfor
AMDRyzen™2
nd
Generation/Ryzen™withRadeon™Vega
Graphics/Ryzen™1
st
Generation 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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