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C o r s a i r A i r S e r i e s
A 7 0 / A 5 0 M o u n t i n g
An illustrated guide to mounting the Corsair Air Series A70 and A50 coolers
onto AMD based motherboards.
Version 1.0
G u i d e f o r A M D
S y t e m s
Performance Hardware
User's Guide
September, 2010
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Summary of Contents for Corsair Air A50
- Page 1 A 7 0 / A 5 0 M o u n t i n g G u i d e f o r A M D S y t e m s An illustrated guide to mounting the Corsair Air Series A70 and A50 coolers onto AMD based motherboards. Version 1.0...
- Page 2 CPU’s stock heatsink, but does it quietly. The Corsair A70 High-Performance CPU Cooler uses advanced ther- mal engineering technology to deliver superior air cooling perform- ance: four 8mm copper heatpipes directly contact your CPU, and the surface is planed to increase heat transfer efficiency.
- Page 3 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—AMD The Air Series—Mounting Parts The A70 and A50 Air Series CPU coolers both use the same mounting methods and hardware for AMD and Intel motherboards. For the AMD mount, no tools are needed. The included parts are shown below and are also shown in the illustrated installation guide included with your cooler.
- Page 4 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—AMD AMD TIM and Retention Tabs We have included a tube of thermal interface material, or TIM, and you will need to apply a small drop of the material to the center of the AMD CPU as shown. A drop the size of a small pea or grain of rice is sufficient.
- Page 5 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—AMD Locking the AMD Retention Lever Once the retention lever is attached to the 2 retention tabs and over the base of the cooler in the unlocked position, you simply rotate the locking mechanism clockwise and the cooler is mounted. Here, the lever is in the unlocked position.
- Page 6 This guide is intended to supplement the instructions included with the A70 and A50 coolers. We would like to thank you for choosing Corsair Air Series CPU cool- ing. Please see our Resources page for additional information on the Corsair Air...
- Page 7 A70/A50 Mounting Guide—Intel http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90108 Corsair Cooling Products Support Forum: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/forumdisplay.php?f=155 Corsair Blog: http://blog.corsair.com/ © October, 2010, Corsair Memory, Incorporated. All rights reserved. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.