Look for a triangle indicator on the CPU and socket to align them properly for a correct installation. Check if the computer boots successfully to confirm that the CPU was installed correctly.

Released in March 1994, Socket 5 was primarily designed for second-gen Intel P5 Pentium processors. However, it was also ...

A wide range of CPU sockets are supported as well, going all the way back to AMD’s Socket AM2, and forward to Intel’s LGA1700 and AMD’s latest Socket AM5 chips. If you want superb CPU ...

ASRock claims that the reason some owners of its 800-series motherboards have found their new PCs unable to boot, or even damaging their CPUs, is because of debris in the socket. Reportedly ...

The chipmaker also reveals the Intel Core U Series 1 processors for mainstream ultrathin laptops at CES 2024. The CPUs are part of a brand shakeup that debuted in December with the Core Ultra ...