Asus G1-P5G43: Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly Installing an Intel CPU heatsink and fan Installing an AMD CPU heatsink and fan

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Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

Installing an Intel CPU heatsink and fan

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1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU,

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making sure that the four fasteners match the

holes on the motherboard.

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2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal

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sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly

in place.

3. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place,

connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the

motherboard.

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Installing an AMD CPU heatsink and fan

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU.

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module base; otherwise you can not lock the retention bracket.

2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base.

3. Attach the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the

retention module base until it clicks in place.

NOTE. Your boxed CPU should come with installation instructions for the CPU, fan/heatsink assembly,

and the retention mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation,

follow the latter.

4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the fan

and heatsink to the module retention module base.

5. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard.

CAUTION. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring error can occur if

you fail to plug this connector.

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CPU fan

Retention

bracket lock

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CPU fan

connector

Retention bracket

CPU heatsink

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Retention module base