MSI H81M-P33 Series User Guide

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Thermal paste
Important
Con󰘰rm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting
your system.
Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by
covering the socket with the plastic cap.
If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to the
documentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about installation.
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5. When you press down the load lever the PnP cap will automatically pop up from
the CPU socket. Do not discard the PnP cap. Always replace the PnP cap if the
CPU is removed from the socket.
6. Evenly spread a thin layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) on the top of the
CPU. This will help in heat dissipation and prevent CPU overheating.
7. Locate the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
8. Place the heatsink on the motherboard with the fan’s cable facing towards the
fan connector and the fasteners matching the holes on the motherboard.
9. Push down the heatsink until the four fasteners get wedged into the holes on
the motherboard. Press the four fasteners down to fasten the heatsink. As each
fastener locks into position a click should be heard.
10. Inspect the motherboard to ensure that the fastener-ends have been properly
locked in place.
11. Finally, attach the CPU fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.

MSI H81M-P33 Series Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	Intel H81
Socket	LGA 1150
Memory Slots	2 x DIMM
Maximum Memory	16 GB
Memory Standard	DDR3 1600/ 1333 MHz
PCIe Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
SATA Ports	2 x SATA 6Gb/s, 2 x SATA 3Gb/s
USB 3.0 Ports	2
USB 2.0 Ports	6
Audio	Realtek ALC887
LAN	Realtek RTL8111G Gigabit LAN
Video Outputs	1 x DVI-D, 1 x VGA