Asus PRIME X370-A - Central Processing Unit (CPU) Installation

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
ThemotherboardcomeswithanAMDAM4socketdesignedfor
AMDRyzen™/7thGenerationA-series/Athlon™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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