User guide

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6.2 Installing the CPU
Follow these steps to install a CPU.
1. Locate the 754-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.6.1 Overview
The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor has a gold triangle in one corner. This mark
indicates the processor Pin A1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU
socket.
Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and
severely damage the CPU!
Gold triangle
K8V-F
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K8V-F Socket 754