1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
The Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed
heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and
performance.
• Install the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan
and heatsink assembly.
• Your Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in
a push-pin design and requires no tool to install.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor, the package
includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
• If you purchase a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make
sure that you use only Intel
®
-certified multi-directional heatsink and
fan.
• Make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to
the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan
assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, and make sure
that the four fasteners match
the holes on the motherboard.
Fastener
Motherboard hole
Make sure each fastener is oriented as shown, with the narrow groove
directed outward.
Narrow end
of the groove