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Insert a flat screwdriver into the middle slot of the right side fix plate and push down. Then you can push the fix plate over the socket hooks on the right side. Check the photo on the left.
Check the photo on the left. You have finished the heatsink installation.
Now hold the whole heatsink and slightly shake it, make sure the buttom right side of the heaksink does not contact the right side of the Socket (see bottom picture). Otherwise, the processor die does not have proper contact with the heatsink. This situation may cause processor damage.
Remember to install the heatsink fan power cable to the CPU fan header on the motherboard.
Now you can reinstall the motherboard back into the chassis.
When all above procedures done, you can connect the ATX power cable to the motherboard.
If you have different types of heatsink kit, please refer to the manual that came with the heatsink kit. The left photo shows another type of heatsink fix plate design. The install sequences are still the same, from right side to left side. Just remember that.
We strongly recommand you to buy a heatsink with three holes in the fix plate. This will provide the best stabability and won’t cause the Socket fix hooks to be broken or damaged.
The left photo shows the bottom right side of the heaksink in contact with the right side of the Socket. In this situation, the processor die does not properly contact the heatsink. If you start the computer at this monent, it will immediately cause the processor damage. Always check this place when you finish the heatsink installation.
AT7/AT7E