Installing The Heatsink And Fan - Asus P4GD1 User Manual

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Installing the heatsink and fan

Installing the heatsink and fan
2.3.3 2.3.3 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan Installing the heatsink and fan Installing the heatsink and fan
The Intel ® Pentium
fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
includes the heatsink, fan, and retention mechanism.
• If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only
Intel ®
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 installing the 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.
CPU heatsink
Retention module base
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® 4 Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and
-certified heatsink and fan.
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Pentium 4 processor, the package
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