1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
The Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
•Install the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan
and heatsink assembly.
•Your Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a
•When you buy a boxed Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
•If you purchase a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that you use only
fan.
•Make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1.Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, and make sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.
Fastener
Motherboard hole
Narrow end of the groove
Make sure each fastener is oriented as shown, with the narrow groove directed outward.
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