Heatsink Installation Instructions; Figure 14. Disassembled Fan/Heatsink Assembly - Intel ® Core i7 User Manual

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Heatsink Installation Instructions

It is necessary for the processor to have a thermal solution attached to it in order to keep it
within its operating temperatures.
Caution: An ESD wrist strap must be used when handling the board and installing the fan/heatsink
assembly.
A fan/heatsink assembly is included in the kit. It comes in assembled, but will require the
user to disassemble into its primary components so that it may be installed onto the CRB.
Those four primary components are (see
 Fan/heatsink
 Compression assembly
 Backplate
 Mounting Pins
To disassemble the fan/heatsink assembly:
1. Remove the fan/heatsink assembly from its package. Separate into its four primary
components. This will require you to unscrew the pins from the backplate. You will
also have to remove the fan/heatsink from compression assembly. Set these
components aside as shown in

Figure 14. Disassembled Fan/heatsink Assembly

Pressure point
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Fan/Heatsink
Figure 14):
Figure 14.
Compression
Assembly
Mounting
Pins
Back Plate
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