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Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-Pin CPU.

Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-Pin CPU to

dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface

material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that

the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 7,

No. 5).

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of

your CPU fan and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-Pin CPU.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center

of IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the

CPU fan connector on the motherboard

(CPU_FAN1, see page 7, No. 5).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard

throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install

and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise,

the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan

connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure

cable does not interfere with fan operation or

contact other components.