2.2.2Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct

To install the CPU heatsink

1.Remove the protection sticker on the back of the CPU heatsink.

Protection sticker

2.Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

3.Twist each of the four screws with a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard. When the four screws are attached, tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink.

A

B

 

 

 

 

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal

 

 

 

sequence.

B

A

Do not remove the mylar on the heatsink.

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