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2 installing the cpu heatsink and fan – Asus P5QPL-VM User Manual

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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 fucntions 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.

A

A

B

B

1

1

A

B

B

A

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

Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU

before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.