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3. HARDWARE SETUP
Step 2: Mount the Heatsink:
1. Open the retaining clips. Place the
heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink
should entirely cover the CPU. Then
close and snap the clips into the locked
position plastic heatsink support braces
have built-in retaining clips, right. With
the added weight of the CPU fan and
heatsink locking brace, no extra force is
required to keep the CPU in place.
2. Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connector. (See 3.1 Motherboard
Layout / 3.8 Connectors).
CAUTION! Take care not to scrape the motherboard surface when
mounting a clamp-style processor fan, or else damage may occur. When
mounting a heatsink onto your CPU, make sure that exposed CPU
capacitors do not touch the heatsink, or else damage may occur! Refer
to heatsink/CPU documentation.
WARNING!
Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the
processor's heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is work-
ing. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and
damage both the processor and the motherboard. You may install an
auxiliary fan, if necessary.
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