User's Manual

ASUS EX-A320M-GAMING

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TheAM4sockethasadifferentpinoutfromtheFM2+/FM2socket.Ensurethatyouusea

CPUdesignedfortheAM4socket.TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOT

forcetheCPUintothesockettopreventbendingthepinsanddamagingtheCPU!

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

ThemotherboardcomeswithanAMDAM4socketdesignedforAMD

Ryzen™/7thGenerationA-series/Athlon™processors.

UnplugallpowercablesbeforeinstallingtheCPU.

Installing the CPU

ApplytheThermalInterfaceMaterialtotheCPUheatsinkandCPUbeforeyouinstallthe

heatsinkandfanifnecessary.