Installing The Heatsink And Fan - Asus P4P800 SE User Manual

2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan

The Intel ® Pentium
and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
When you buy a boxed Intel
includes the heatsink, fan, and retention mechanism.
In case you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only
Intel ® -certified heatsink and fan.
Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan.
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the
heatsink fits properly on the retention module base.
The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard
upon purchase.
You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing
the CPU or installing other motherboard components.
CPU Heatsink
Retention Module Base
Your boxed Intel
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.
ASUS P4P800 SE motherboard
® 4 Processor requires a specially designed heatsink
®
® Pentium ® 4 processor package should come with
Pentium ® 4 processor, the package
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