Installing The Hybrid Silent-Pipe Module - Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME User Manual

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Installing the Hybrid Silent-Pipe Module

Read the following guideline before you begin to install the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module:
If you want to connect the front audio module from your chassis to the F_AUDIO connector
on the motherboard, be sure to connect it before installing the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module to
avoid interference.
Follow the steps below to install the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module:
(Note) The components received may vary in appearance from the products illustrated.
GA-EP45-EXTREME Motherboard
Hybrid Silent-Pipe
Step 1:
Apply an even thin
l a y e r o f t h e r m a l
grease on the sur-
face of the North
Bridge heatsink base
and it grooves.
Step 3:
Secure the Hybrid
Silent-Pipe heatsink
to the heatsink base
b y t h e i n c l u d e d
s c r e w s . ( U s e o n e
hand to hold the top
of the fins to avoid
shaking.)
Step 5:
Secure the Hybrid
Silent-Pipe bracket to
t h e c h a s s i s b a c k
panel with a screw
t o c o m p l e t e t h e
installation.
Tools needed:
1. A Philip's screwdriver
2. Thermal grease
3. Screws included with the motherboard
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Step 2:
Position the heatpipe
u n d e r n e a t h t h e
heatsink of the Hybrid
Silent-Pipe module
into the tunnel of the
North Bridge heasink
base.
Step 4:
The picture on the left
s h o w s t h a t f o u r
screws are fastened
to the heatsink and
heatsink base.