Installing The Heatsink And Fan - Asus M5A78L User Manual

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Installing the heatsink and fan

Ensure that you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring 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
• If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that a Thermal
CPU Fan
CPU Heatsink
Retention bracket
Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with 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.
2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base.
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installing other motherboard components.
Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the
heatsink and fan assembly.
Retention bracket lock
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Retention Module Base
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