ASUS Z97-WS Manual De Usuario

Z97-WS

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The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1150 socket designed for the 4th 

Generation and the New 4th Generation Intel

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 Core™ i7 / Intel

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 Core™ i5 / Intel

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 Core™ i3, 

Pentium

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, and Celeron

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 processors.

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Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Ensure that you install the correct CPU designed for LGA1150 socket only. DO NOT install 

a CPU designed for LGA155 and LGA1156 sockets on the LGA1150 socket.