Installing The Heatsink And Fan - Asus M3N78-AM Manual

1.6.2

Installing the heatsink and fan

The AMD Phenom™FX / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors require a
specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition
and performance.
Ensure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan.
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the heatsink fits
properly on the retention module base.
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Retention Module Base
Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation
instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the
instructions in this section do not match the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
documentation, follow the latter.
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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.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that
Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU
before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
CPU Fan
CPU Heatsink
Retention bracket
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Retention bracket lock