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ASUS P2L97-DS User’s Manual 23
III. INSTALLATION
CPU
III. INSTALLATION
2. Mount the Heatsink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay
the heatsink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Be sure that the
heatsink is firmly pressed against the SEC cartridge. When correctly installed,
no light must be showing through between the thermal pad of the heatsink and
the SEC cartridge.
IMPORTANT: The heatsinks must not be more than 2.8 cm (1.1 inch) thick.
WARNING! If the heatsink is not mounted tightly against the SEC cartridge,
the CPU will overheat. You may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate
circulation across the processor’s passive heatsink.
SEC Cartridge with Heatsink (Top View)
Push each end of the clamps until they lock
The thermal pad & SEC cartridge should not have a gap!
Lock
Lock
3. Insert the SEC Cartridge: Push the SEC cartridge’s two locks inward (the
preceding picture shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the
picture below). With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipset, press the
cartridge gently but firmly until it is full inserted.
NOTE: The procedures shown here are for installing the AAVID heatsink with fan.
IMPORTANT: If you are installing only one processor, you must install it in SEC slot
for CPU 1 (slot closest to the external connectors). Then terminate the empty slot with
the ASUS C-P2T CPU termination card to maintain signal strength.
Push lock inward