ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 User Manual

ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0

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The motherboard comes with a surface mount AM3+ socket designed for the AMD

®

 FX™-

Series/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors.

The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD 

Opteron processor. Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AM3+ socket. The CPU 

fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent 

bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.