Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan - Asus Motherboard P5MT-S Owner's Manual

2.3.2

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel Pentium
®
heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and
performance.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
• Your Intel
a push-pin design and requires no tool to install.
• If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make
sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to
the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan
assembly.
• Make sure that you use Intel
fan only.
• Make sure 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.
Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove
pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.)
ASUS P5MT-S
4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed
®
Pentium 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in
® ®
Narrow end
of the groove
Pentium 4 processor, the package
® ®
-certified multi-directional heatsink and
®
Fastener
Motherboard hole
2-9