Noctua NH-U14S Installation Manual

Dear customer,
Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-U14S.
The NH-U14S is the first 140mm model in Noctua's award-winning
NH-U series. First introduced in 2005, the NH-U series has be-
come a standard choice for premium quality quiet CPU coolers and
won more than 400 awards and recommendations from leading
international hardware websites and magazines.
Enjoy your NH-U14S!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
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 list on our website
(www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that the cooler is fully
compatible with your motherboard. Should you encounter any diffi-
culties, please check the FAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs)
and don't hesitate to contact our support team at
support@noctua.at. Noctua cannot be held responsible for any
damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:
www.noctua.at/manuals
Required mounting parts:
1x NM-IBP2 Backplate 2x NM-IMB3 Mounting Bars
4x NM-IPS1 Spacers 4x NM-ITS1 Thumbscrews
Step 1

Removing the mainboard

In case you want to use the cooler on an assembled system and
your case doesn't have a cut-out at the rear side of the mainboard
tray, you first have to remove the mainboard from the case in
order to be able to install the supplied backplate.
Step 2

Attaching the backplate

Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the mainboard's
stock backplate, so the mainboard's stock backplate must not be
taken off.
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Place the backplate on the rear side of the mainboard so that the
bolts stick through the mounting holes.
Caution: Please make sure that the three cut-outs in the
supplied backplate align with the screws of the mainboard's stock
backplate.
Step 3

Installing the mounting bars

First put the plastic spacers onto the bolts of the backplate, then
add the mounting bars.
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 4 thumb screws.
Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don't use
excessive force.
Step 4

Applying thermal paste

If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on
your CPU, please clean them off first. Then press a small drop
(4-5mm diameter) of NT-H1 onto the centre of the heatspreader.
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat
conductivity and cooling performance!
Step 5

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.