Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan Assembly - Asus KCMA-D8 User Manual

2.3.3

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly

The AMD Opteron™ 4100 series processors require a specially designed heatsink
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and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
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To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly:
1. Ensure that the retension module base is installed on the motherboard. Refer
to the previous section for the retension module installation.
2. Place the heatsink and fan assembly on top of the installed CPU, ensuring
that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that a
Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU
before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
Retention
bracket lock
Retention
bracket
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 documentation, follow the
latter.
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Ensure to use qualified heatsink and fan assembly only.
Ensure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU
before installing the heatsink and fan assembly.
CPU fan
CPU heatsink
Retention
module base
Chapter 2: Hardware information