Asus P5W: 1.2 Installing the heatsink and fan

1.2 Installing the heatsink and fan: Asus P5W

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3. Position the CPU above the socket

4. WhentheCPUisinplace,push

such that the CPU corner with the

down the socket lever to secure the

gold triangle matches the socket

CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab

corner with a small triangle.

to indicate that it is locked.

CarefullyinserttheCPUintothe

socketuntilittsinplace.

TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothe

socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

1.2 Installing the heatsink and fan

ToinstalltheCPUheatsinkandfan:

1. SelectanIntel-certiedor

AMD-certiedheatsinkandfanassemblybasedonyour

motherboard.Thereare3-pin(left)and4-pin(right)fanconnectors.OnlyCPUfans

with4-pinconnectorssupportsASUSQ-Fantechnology.

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Chapter1: QuickStart