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2 ASUS K8N8X-LA (Dom) Motherboard
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socket. The socket is designed for the new AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor in the
754-pin lidded ceramic micro PGA package. The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor is a
64-bit desktop processor based on the industry-standard x86 instruction set
architecture that can run x86-based 32 and 64-bit applications. Integrated with the
processor is a low-latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable
HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus. Also, the processor includes
Error Correcting Code (ECC) protection for L1 and L2 cache data and DRAM ECC
protection with chipkill.
Installing the CPU
Follow these steps to install a CPU.
1. Locate the Socket 754 and open it by pulling
the lever gently sideways away from the
socket. Then lift the lever upwards. The
socket lever must be fully opened (90 to 100
degrees).
2. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation.
Position the CPU above the socket such that
the CPU corner with the gold triangle
matches the socket corner with a small triangle.
3. When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to secure the CPU.
The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.
The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the
socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!
Gold triangle
K8N8X-LA Socket 754
Gold Arrow
K8N8X-LA