User Manual

Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
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2.2 CPU installation
ThemotherboardcomeswithasurfacemountLGA3647socketdesignedfortheIntel
®
Xeon
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Skylake-SPproductfamilyseriesprocessors.
• EnsurethatallpowercablesareunpluggedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.
• EnsurethatyouinstallthecorrectCPUdesignedforLGA3647socketonly.
• 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.
• 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
LGA3647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.
EnsurethatyouinstallthecorrectCPUdesignedforLGA3647socketonly.DONOTinstall
aCPUdesignedforothersocketsontheLGA3647socket.
The CPU is purchased separately.