ASUS Z87-A User Manual

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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
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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! button
MemOK! 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 switch
EPU switch
1-27
9.  TPU switch
TPU 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
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