Gigabyte MW51-HP0 (rev. 1.0) [13/61] 3 2 installing the cpu cooler

- 13 - Hardware Installation

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses

Intel

boxed cooler as the example cooler.)

Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the

CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage

the CPU.

Step 1:

Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease

on the surface of the installed CPU.

Step 4:

Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU

cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the

motherboard.

Step 2:

Place the cooler atop the CPU, aligning the four

mounting screws with the mounting holes on the

ILM.

Step 3:

Use one hand to hold the cooler and the other to

tighten the screws in a diagonal sequence with

a screw driver. Begin tightening a screw with a

few turns and repeat with the screw diagonally

opposite the one you just tightened. Then do the

same to the other pair. Next, fully tighten the four

screws.