Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Installing the CPU Cooler, Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel® boxed cooler as the example cooler.)

Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin

Male Push Pin

The Top

of Female

Push Pin

Female Push Pin

Step 1:	Step 2:
Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease	Before installing the cooler, note the direction
on the surface of the installed CPU.	of the arrow sign	on the male push pin.
	(Turning the push pin along the direction of

arrow is to remove the cooler, on the contrary, is to install.)

Step 3:	Step 4:
Place the cooler atop the CPU, aligning the	You should hear a "click" when pushing down each
four push pins through the pin holes on the	push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins
motherboard. Push down on the push pins	are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler instal-
diagonally.	lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.)

Step 5:

After the installation, check the back of the motherboard. If the push pin is inserted as the picture above, the installation is complete.

Step 6:

Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard.

Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU.

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