Gigabyte GA-8S661GXMP user manual Installation of the CPU and Heatsink, English

Models: GA-8S661GXMP

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1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink

1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink

Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

2. Please take note of the pin one marks on the processor and socket. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please change the insert direction of the CPU.

3.Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink.

4.Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use, otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.

5.Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components:

-CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

-Chipset: An SiS® Chipset that supports HT Technology

-BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

-OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology

English

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

Raise the processor socket handle to 65 degrees.

Fully raise the pro- cessor socket handle.

1. Raise the processor socket handle to

2. Raise the processor socket

65 degrees. You maybe feel a kind of

handle all the way up to a

fully

tight.

raised position (around

90

 

degrees) till you hear a "click."

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Gigabyte GA-8S661GXMP user manual Installation of the CPU and Heatsink, English