Asus H81M-CS E-Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
ThismotherboardcomeswithasurfacemountLGA1150socketdesignedforthe4th
generationandnew4thgenerationIntel
®
Core™i7/Core™i5/Core™i3,Pentium
®
and
Celeron
®
processors.
H81M-CS
H81M-CS CPU socket LGA1150
Unplugallpowercables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
LGA1150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.
1.3.1 Installing the CPU
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Asus H81M-CS Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	Intel H81
CPU Socket	LGA 1150
Memory Slots	2
Maximum Memory	16 GB
Memory Type	DDR3
PCIe x16 Slots	1
PCIe x1 Slots	2
USB 3.0 Ports	2
USB 2.0 Ports	8
Audio	Realtek ALC887
LAN	Realtek 8111G
Video Outputs	DVI, VGA