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Step 2: Mount the Heatsink:

1.Open the retaining clips. Place the heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. Then close and snap the clips into the locked position plastic heatsink support braces have built-in retaining clips, right. With the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking brace, no extra force is required to keep the CPU in place.

2.Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connector. (See 3.1 Motherboard Layout / 3.8 Connectors).

CAUTION! Take care not to scrape the motherboard surface when mounting a clamp-style processor fan, or else damage may occur. When mounting a heatsink onto your CPU, make sure that exposed CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink, or else damage may occur! Refer to heatsink/CPU documentation.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is work- ing. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. You may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary.

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