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Installing Other Hardware
Install the essential hardware required to get your system started.
Installing the Processor
This mainboard has a Socket 370 processor socket. To choose
a processor, you need to consider the performance require-
ments of the system and the price of the processor.
Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed
and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of
internal cache memory and external cache memory. Higher
clock speeds and larger amounts of cache memory deliver
greater performance.
Installation Procedure
Follow the steps below to install a processor on your mainboard:
CPU socket
CPUFAN1
(CPU fan)
Pin-1 corner
Locking lever
1. On the mainboard, locate the Socket 370 and CPU cooling
fan CPUFAN1.
