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3. HARDWARE SETUP
CPU
3. H/W SETUP
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only. The ap-
pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following
examples.
Your motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium
®
III processor pack-
aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2), a Pentium
®
II processor pack-
aged in SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Proces-
sor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 Series CPU card can allow Socket 370 proces-
sors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 S370
Series CPU Card for instructions on using this card).
3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism
Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM).
The URM supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors.
Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)
Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC with
heatsink and fan (top view)
Pentium III (in an SECC2) with heatsink and fan
NOTE: The SEPP fan (for Celeron processors) is
similar to SECC2 fan except that the clamping
design is different.
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