Installing An Active Cpu Heatsink With Fan - Supermicro X12SAE User Manual

Super X12SAE/X12SCA-F User's Manual

Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan

1. Apply the proper amount of thermal grease to the heatsink.
2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes on the heatsink
are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
3. Tighten the screws in the following order:
4. Once the screws are tightened, plug the power connector of cooler into either CPU_
FAN1 or CPU_FAN2 header.
Note 1: Screw #1 is not shown in the illustration.
Note 2: Graphic drawings included in this manual are for reference only. They might
look different from the components installed in your system.
Screw #4
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Screw #3
Screw #2