Avalue EMX-QM77 - Manual (Page 23)

EMX-QM77 User’s Manual
EMX-QM77 User’s Manual 23
2.5 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount FCPGA988 socket designed for the Intel®
Core™ i7/ i5/ i3 processor in the 988-land package.
 Your boxed Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3 Mobile processor package
should come with installation instructions for the CPU, fan and
heatsink assembly. If the instructions in this section do not match
the CPU documentation, follow the latter.
 Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap
is on the socket and the socket pins are not bent. Contact your
retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any
damage to the PnP cap/socket pins/motherboard components.
Avalue will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is
shipment/transit-related.
 Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. Avalue will process
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the
motherboard comes with the cap on the FCPGA988 socket.
 The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket pins
resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or
misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP cap.
 Install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly before you install
motherboard to the chassis.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make
sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the
CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan
assembly.