Asus P2L97 Insert the SEC Cartridge:

III.INSTALLATION

2.Mount the Heatsink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heat sink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Check the orien- tation of the heatsink against the pictures. The thicker fin must be orientated toward the bottom. The top clamp is wider than the bottom clamp so only this orientation will fit. With a screw driver, push the clamps one at a time into the SEC cartridge. Be sure that the heatsink is firmly pressed against the SEC car- tridge. When correctly installed, no light must be showing through between the thermal pad of the heatsink and the SEC cartridge.

WARNING! If the heatsink is not mounted tightly against the SEC cartridge, the CPU will overheat. You may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate circulation across the processor’s passive heatsink.

(8)	(9)	Push each end of the clamps until they lock
Push Clamp	(8)
	Lock		Lock

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Push Clamp

The thermal pad & SEC cartridge should not have a gap!

SEC Cartridge with Heatsink (Side View) SEC Cartridge with Heatsink (Top View)

3.Insert the SEC Cartridge: Push the SEC cartridge’s two locks inward (the preceding picture shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipsets, press the cartridge gently but firmly until it is full inserted.

(9)

(8) Push lock inward

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INSTALLATION	(CPU)
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