Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan - Asus P5KPL-E Manual

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Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel ® LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan
assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
and heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, ensure that you use
only Intel
• Your Intel
and requires no tool to install.
• If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that
you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink
or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
Ensure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install
the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, making sure that
the four fasteners match the holes
on the motherboard.
Orient the heatsink and fan
assembly such that the CPU
fan cable is closest to the CPU
fan connector.
Ensure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing
outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.)
ASUS P5KPL-E
processor, the package includes the CPU fan
®
® -certified multi-directional heatsink and fan.
LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin design
®
Narrow end of the groove
Motherboard hole
Fastener
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