Installing The Cpu Fan - MSI MS-7043 User Manual

MS-7043 ATX Mainboard

Installing the CPU Fan

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance,
thermal management becomes increasingly important. To dissipate heat, you need to
attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions
below to install the Heatsink/Fan:
1. Locate the CPU and its retention
mechanism on the motherboard.
retention mechanism
3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsink.
Press down the fan until its four clips
get wedged in the holes of the re-
tention mechanism.
5. Connect the fan power cable from
the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan
power connector on the board.
2-4
2. Position the heatsink onto the reten-
tion mechanism.
4. Press the two levers down to fasten
the fan. Each lever can be pressed
down in only ONE direction.
fan power cable
levers