Asus Z87-A - CPU Installation and Heatsink Mounting

ASUS Z87-A
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1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1150 socket designed for the 4th
generation Intel
®
Core™ i7 / Intel
®
Core™ i5 / Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
and Celeron
®
processors..
Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page
1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 1-32
2. LGA1150 CPU socket 1-4
3. CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin
CPU_OPT, 4-pin CHA_FAN1-3)
1-34
4. DDR3 DIMM slots 1-8
5. MemOK! buttonMemOK! button 1-24
6. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_12)USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_12) 1-35
7. Intel
®
Z87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [yellow]) 1-33
8. EPU switchEPU switch 1-27
9. TPU switchTPU switch 1-26
10. Direct connector (2-pin DRCT)Direct connector (2-pin DRCT) 1-38
11. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 1-39
12. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314) 1-36
13. Clear CMOS jumper 1-29
14. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 1-35
15. DirectKey button 1-25
16. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM) 1-37
17. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-38
18. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 1-37
1.2.4 Layout contents