AMD Athlon Manual page 32

A Guide to Building a PC with an AMD Athlon™ Processor
Step 11. Installing the Heatsink Support Assembly
Photo 16 shows the parts of the heatsink support assembly. The heatsink support base
installs on the motherboard and serves to provide a stable base for the processor
module heatsink. The legs of the heatsink support base are different sizes. You can
only install the heatsink support base oriented in one direction.
The heatsink support clip attaches the heatsink to the heatsink support base after the
processor module has been installed in the motherboard. This process is described
beginning with Step 18 on page 37.
The two pins that are circled in the picture are inserted through the bottom of the
motherboard into the legs of the heatsink support base after it has been positioned on
the motherboard as shown in Photo 17.
The mounting holes for the heatsink support base are roughly indicated by the two
arrows in Photo 16. Position the heatsink support base in the mounting holes with the
larger leg of the base in the larger hole of the motherboard. If you have trouble
identifying the larger hole, turn the motherboard over and position the heatsink
support base on the backside of the motherboard to see how the holes match up.
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Heatsink Support Clip
Photo 16. The Heatsink Support Assembly
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Heatsink
Support
Base