User Manual

Chapter 2: Hardware Information
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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA 3647 socket designed for the Intel
®
Xeon
®
Skylake-F/SP product family series processors.
• Upon purchase of the system, 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.
• 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.
2.3.1 Installing the CPU and heatsink
To install a CPU:
1. Remove the server node. For more information, see the section
Removing the server
node
.
2. Remove the air duct. For more information, see the section
Air Duct
.
3. Remove the PnP caps from the CPU sockets.