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Noctua NH-U9S chromax.black Installation Manual

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LGA1700, LGA1200 & LGA115x
Dear customer,
Thank you very much for choosing the Noctua
NH-U9S chromax.black.
The NH-U9S chromax.black is an all-black version
of Noctua's award-winning NH-U9S premium-quality
quiet CPU cooler.
I'm confident that you will be able to sense some of
the research, attention and care we've put into making
this cooler.
Enjoy your NH-U9S chromax.black!
INSTALLATION MANUAL
This manual will guide you through the installation
process of the SecuFirm2™ mounting system step
by step.
Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the
compatibility centre on our website (ncc.noctua.at)
and verify that the cooler is fully compatible with your
motherboard.
Please also make sure that your PC case offers
sufficient clearance for the cooler and that there are
no compatibility issues with any other components
(e.g. tall RAM modules).
Double check that the heatsink and fan clips do not
make contact with the VGA card, other PCIe cards,
motherboard heatsinks or any other components.
Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or
losses caused by compatibility issues.
Should you encounter any difficulties, please check
the FAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs)
and don't hesitate to contact our support team at
support@noctua.at.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our
website: www.noctua.at/manuals
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO

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  • Page 1 Double check that the heatsink and fan clips do not make contact with the VGA card, other PCIe cards, motherboard heatsinks or any other components. Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or losses caused by compatibility issues. Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the FAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs)

  • Page 2: Removing The Motherboard

    NOCTUA NH-U9S chromax.bl INSTALLATION MANUAL Required mounting parts: 1x NM-IBP4 2x NM-IMB3 backplate mounting bars 4x NM-ICS1 4x NM-ITS1 4x NM-IBT5 clip-on spacers thumb screws bolts 4x NM-IPS1 4x NM-IPS3 black plastic spacers for blue plastic spacers for LGA1200/115x LGA1700...

  • Page 3: Attaching The Backplate

    Position 1: Position 2: LGA1200/115x LGA1700 Fix the bolts using the NM-ICS1 clip-on spacers. Note that 2 extra clip-on spacers are supplied in case any are lost or damaged when removing the bolts at a later point. Attaching the backplate Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the motherboard’s stock backplate, so the motherboard’s stock backplate must not be taken off.
  • Page 4 LGA1200/115x LGA1700 NM-IPS1 (black) NM-IPS3 (blue) Use hole position 1 for LGA1200/115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) and hole position 2 for LGA1700 (LGA17xx family): Position 1: Position 2: LGA1200/115x LGA1700 Caution: Make sure to use the correct hole position on both ends of the NM-IMB3 mounting bars so that they will not be misaligned.
  • Page 5 Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the desired final orientation of the cooler: Orientation A Orientation B Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are pointing outwards. Fix the mounting bars using the four NM-ITS1 thumb screws.

  • Page 6: Transporting Your System

    Scan this code to display multilingual manuals on your phone. Transporting your system For LGA1200/115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) apply a single 4-5mm dot in the centre: Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat conductivity and cooling performance! Fastening the heatsink to the CPU Caution: Please first take off the fan as well as the protection cover at the bottom side of the heatsink.
  • Page 7 Fan setup Reattach the fan using the supplied steel clips: Connect the fan to the motherboard’s CPU fan header. Depending on your CPU and the temperature inside the case, you may interconnect the supplied NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) in order to further reduce the fan’s operating noise.
  • Page 8 NOCTUA NH-U9S chromax.bl INSTALLATION MANUAL Adding a second fan The NH-U9S chromax.black includes an extra set of fan clips for installing a second NF-A9 fan in push/pull mode in order to further improve cooling performance. Transporting your system As it is not possible to reliably calculate or control the forces that act upon a system during transport (e.g.
  • Page 9 Double check that the heatsink and fan clips do not make contact with the VGA card, other PCIe cards, motherboard heatsinks or any other components. Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or losses caused by compatibility issues. Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the FAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs)
  • Page 10 Required mounting parts: 2x NM-IMB3 mounting bars 4x NM-ITS1 4x NM-IBT2 thumb screws bolts Installing the mounting bars First screw the NM-IBT2 bolts into the screw threads of the LGA20xx socket frame. Then put the NM-IMB3 mounting bars onto the bolts. Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the desired final orientation of the cooler: Orientation A...
  • Page 11 Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are pointing outwards. Fix the mounting bars using the four NM-ITS1 thumb screws. Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm). Applying the thermal paste If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on your CPU, please clean them off first.
  • Page 12 (e.g. in shipping), we generally recommend, for safety reasons, taking the cooler off. Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage that may arise due to excessive stress during transport if you keep the heatsink installed.
  • Page 13 SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step. Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compatibility centre on our website (ncc.noctua.at) and verify that the cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard. Please also make sure that your PC case offers sufficient clearance for the cooler and that there are no compatibility issues with any other components (e.g.
  • Page 14 If your motherboard does not include a stock backplate, please contact our Noctua service team at support@noctua.at. Attaching the mounting bars...
  • Page 15 Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm). Applying the thermal paste If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on your CPU, please clean them off first. Apply 5 small dots;...

  • Page 16: Fan Setup

    Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm). Fan setup Reattach the fan using the supplied fan clips:...
  • Page 17 If the cooling performance is insufficient, please increase case ventilation or remove the L.N.A. Adding a second fan The NH-U9S chromax.black includes an extra set of fan clips for installing a second NF-A9 fan in push/pull mode in order to further improve cooling performance.
  • Page 18 6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service. Should you encounter any problems with your NH-U9S chromax.black, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at). Please also consult the FAQ section on our website: www.noctua.at/faqs...

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