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1.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
The Intel
LGA1155 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
heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, ensure that you use only Intel
multi-directional heatsink and fan.
• Your Intel
requires no tool to install.
• Use an LGA1155-compatible CPU heatsink and fan assembly only. The LGA1155 socket
is incompatible with the LGA775 and LGA1366 sockets in size and dimension.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that you have
properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install
the heatsink and fan assembly.
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.
Chapter 1: Product introduction
processor, the package includes the CPU fan and
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LGA1155 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin design and
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