Asus ESC300 G4, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware Setup 2-4
2.2 CPU installation
This motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1151 socket
designed for Intel
®
Xeon
®
E3-1200 v6/v5 series, 7th/6th 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 LGA1151 socket only. DO
NOT install a CPU designed for LGA1150, LGA1155 and LGA1156 sockets on the
LGA1151 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
LGA1151 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.