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3 installing the cpu fan and heatsink assembly – Asus V3-M3A3200 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Basic installation

2.4.3

Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

The AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ / Athlon 64X2 /

Athlon 64 FX processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly

to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance..

7. Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard.

Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors

can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

M3A78-EM CPU Fan Connector

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CPU

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CPU

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Ensure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly.

Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan.
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink

fits properly on the retention module base.

• The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard

upon purchase.

• You do not have to remove the retention module base when

installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components.

• If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make

sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU

heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.

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