User’s Manual

Table Of Contents

ASUS PRIME H410M-E

1-7

1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

This motherboard comes with a surface mount Intel

SocketLGA1200

designedfor10

Gen Intel

Core™,Pentium

Gold and Celeron

Processors.

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

• EnsurethatyouinstallthecorrectCPUdesignedfortheLGA1200socketonly.DO

NOTinstallaCPUdesignedforLGA1150,LGA1151,LGA1155andLGA1156sockets

ontheLGA1200socket.

• Uponpurchaseofthemotherboard,ensurethatthePnPcapisonthesocketand

thesocketcontactsarenotbent.ContactyourretailerimmediatelyifthePnPcap

ismissing,orifyouseeanydamagetothePnPcap/socketcontacts/motherboard

components.

• Keepthecapafterinstallingthemotherboard.ASUSwillprocessReturnMerchandise

Authorization(RMA)requestsonlyifthemotherboardcomeswiththecaponthe

LGA1200socket.

• Theproductwarrantydoesnotcoverdamagetothesocketcontactsresultingfrom

incorrectCPUinstallation/removal,ormisplacement/loss/incorrectremovalofthePnP

cap.

Installing the CPU

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

heatsink and fan if necessary.