Swiftech MCX462 U - Manual

Copyright Swiftech 2001 – All rights reserved – Last revision date: Oct. 2001
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Packing list
Parts Qty Parts Qty
Heat Sink 1 Springs 4
Fan 1 .230x.096 Nylon spacers 8
Fan guard 1 .220x.046 Nylon spacers 4
6-32 x 2” screws (for fan) 4 Nylon 6-32 Hex nuts 4
6-32 x 1 ½” screws (for HS) 4 Black fiber washers 8
Standoffs 4 Thermal grease 1
I. Preparing the motherboard
1. You must uninstall your MB prior to installing the MCX462-U  heat sink.
2. Install standoffs in MB
Determine which standoff washers to use, depending on your MB mounting holes:
• Large holes .230”(5.8mm) diameter : use .220x.046 Nylon spacers. The washers fit inside the MB hole.
• Small grounded holes .150”(3.8mm) diameter: you can recognize grounding by a silver ring around the holes; no washers
needed nor necessary.
• Small holes, NOT grounded (bare circuit board): you must use black fiber washers, or damage to the MB may occur.
MB with
large holes
MB with
small holes,
NOT grounded
MB with
small holes,
grounded
Use .220x.046
nylon spacer
(fit inside the hole)
Use black
Fiber washer
No washer
necessary
Standoff
Nylon, hex nut
on back side of
the MB
Install standoff in each one of the
four holes surrounding the socket.
Keep the standoff & washer centered
over the MB holes, and secure with
nylon hex nuts on backside of the
MB. If you are going to
assemble/disassemble the heat sink
frequently, we recommend finishing
the installation by putting a drop of
“Crazy Glue “ at the junction between
standoff & MB, and between nylon
hex nut & MB. This will lock the
standoff onto the MB, and further
prevent it from spinning lose during
frequent assembly and disassembly
operations.
3. Re-install the MB inside the case.
II. Heat sink Installation
1. The case should be laying flat on a table.
2. Insert the processor into the socket, and lightly coat the processor core with high quality thermal compound. Only a paper thin coat is
necessary. It should be applied using preferably a razor blade, or a credit card, held between thumb and index at a 45 degree angle. It is
critical to ascertain that the entire core is covered with a uniform coat of thermal compound. Thermal performance will dramatically
decrease if any portion of the core is not covered by thermal compound. We recommend Arctic Silver or similar high end compound for
superior thermal conductivity.
3. Place the bare MCX462-U  heat sink
over the CPU as shown in the picture to
the right. The step side should be
located over the socket’s cam box. Keep
the heat sink mounting holes lined up
with the standoffs.
Step side
This way
over cam box
CPU core