ASUSTeK COMPUTER Pro B460M-C - Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This motherboard comes with a surface mount Intel
®
SocketLGA1200
designedfor10
th
Gen Intel
®
Core™,Pentium
®
Gold 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.
• TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothesocketto
preventbendingtheconnectorsonthesocketanddamagingtheCPU.
• EnsurethatallpowercablesareunpluggedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.
Installing the CPU
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ApplytheThermalInterfaceMaterialtotheCPUheatsinkandCPUbeforeyouinstallthe
heatsink and fan if necessary.
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