Asus E500 G5 User Manual - Page 20

CPU installation, Hardware Setup

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2.2 CPU installation The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1151 socket for Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2100/E-2200 Family / Intel® 9th/8th Generation Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors, Intel® Pentium™ processors, and Intel® Celeron™ processors. Ensure that you install the correct CPU designed for LGA1151 socket only. DO NOT install a CPU designed for other sockets on the LGA1151 socket. • Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU. • 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. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/ transit-related. • 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. 2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

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Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
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2.2
CPU installation
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1151 socket for Intel® Xeon® Processor
E-2100/E-2200 Family / Intel® 9th/8th Generation Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors, Intel®
Pentium™ processors, and Intel® Celeron™ processors.
Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.
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. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/
transit-related.
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.
Ensure that you install the correct CPU designed for LGA1151 socket only. DO NOT install
a CPU designed for other sockets on the LGA1151 socket.