Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan - Asus P5VDC-X Installation Manual

1.6.2

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel Pentium
®
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.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
• Your Intel
a push-pin design and requires no tool to install it.
• Make sure that you use Intel
fan only.
• Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis
before you install the CPU fan and heatsink 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.
Orient the heatsink and fan
assembly such that the CPU
fan cable is closest to the
CPU fan connector.
Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove
pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.)
ASUS P5VDC-X
4 /Pentium D LGA775 processor requires a specially
® ®
Pentium 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in
® ®
Pentium 4 processor, the package
® ®
-certified multi-directional heatsink and
®
Narrow end
Fastener
of the groove
Motherboard hole
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