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2 installing the cpu heatsink and fan – Asus P5KPL-AM/PS User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel

®

LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to

ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.

• When you buy a boxed Intel

®

processor, the package includes the CPU fan and

heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, ensure that you use only Intel

®

-certified

multi-directional heatsink and fan.

• Your Intel

®

LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin design and requires

no tool to install.

• If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that you have

properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you

install the heatsink and fan assembly.

Ensure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU

fan and heatsink assembly.

The type of CPU heatsink and fan assembly may differ, but the installation steps and

functions should remain the same. The illustration above is for reference only.

To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1.

Place the heatsink on top of the installed

CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match

the holes on the motherboard.

2.

Push down two fasteners at a time in a

diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink

and fan assembly in place.

Orient the heatsink and fan assembly

such that the CPU fan cable is closest to

the CPU fan connector.

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B

B

A

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1

A

A

B

B