Installling The Cpu Heatsink And Fan - Asus P5QL Manual

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Installling the CPU heatsink and fan

The
Intel Core™ 2 Quad /
®
Pentium D / Pentium
and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
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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.
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.
2. Push down two fasteners at a time
in a diagonal sequence to secure
the heatsink and fan assembly in
place.
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B
Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to
the CPU fan connector.
1-12
Core™2 Extreme /
processor require a specially designed heatsink
4 / Celeron
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Install the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and
heatsink assembly
When you buy a boxed Intel
2 Duo / Pentium Extreme / Pentium D / Pentium
®
the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you buy a
CPU separately, ensure that you use only Intel
heatsink and fan.
Your Intel Core™ 2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium
®
Extreme / Pentium D / Pentium
assembly comes in a push-pin design and requires no tool to install.
B
A
Pentium
Core™ 2 Duo /
Core™ 2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™
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-certified multi-directional
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4 / Celeron LGA775 heatsink and fan
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A
B
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Extreme /
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4 / Celeron processor,
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B
A
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