User’s Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

ThismotherboardcomeswithasurfacemountLGA1200socket

designedforthe10

Generation Intel

Core™,Pentium

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.