1.2.4Layout contents

Connectors/Jumpers/Slots

Page

1.

ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V)

1-30

2.

LGA1150 CPU socket

1-4

3.

CPU, CPU optional, and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN,

1-32

 

4-pin CPU_OPT, 4-pin CHA_FAN1-3)

 

4.

DDR3 DIMM slots

1-8

5.

USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_12)

1-33

6.

Clear RTC RAM jumper

1-27

7.

Intel® Z87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [yellow])

1-31

8.

DRCT (DirectKey) connector (2-pin DRCT)

1-35

9.

System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL)

1-36

10.

USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314)

1-34

11.

TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

1-31

12.

DirectKey button

1-25

13.

Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)

1-33

14.

Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

1-35

15.

Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)

1-29

1.3Central 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.

1-4

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