Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan - Asus P5P41C User Manual

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Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to
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ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
• Your Intel
• If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that you have
Ensure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU
fan and heatsink assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed
CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match
the holes on the motherboard.
Orient the heatsink and fan assembly
such that the CPU fan cable is closest to
the CPU fan connector.
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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The type of CPU heatsink and fan assembly may differ, but the installation steps and
functions should remain the same. The illustration above is for reference only.
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heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, ensure that you use only Intel
multi-directional heatsink and fan.
LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin design and requires
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no tool to install.
properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you
install the heatsink and fan assembly.
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processor, the package includes the CPU fan and
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