Specifications

PCA-6176 User's Manual

1.12 Mounting the CPU and Cooling Modules

The Pentium

II/III is a module-type CPU which runs at high speeds,

for example 450 MHz, so the cooling mechanism becomes critical for

system reliability. There are two types of cooling systems. One has a

cooling fan attached to the heat sink of the Pentium

II/III module. The

other has a huge heat sink without any cooling fan attached. The first

of these systems is recommended.

Both cooling systems for the Pentium II/III require a "retention

module" to firmly fix the Pentium

II/III CPU to slot 1.

Installing a Pentium II CPU with cooling modules requires an SECC I

(single-edge contact connection I) system. Figure 1-4 illustrates the

steps involved in mounting the retention module.

Installing a Pentium III CPU with cooling modules requires an SECC

II (single-edge contact connection II) system. Figures 1-5 and 1-6

illustrate the steps involved in mounting the retention module.

Figure 1-4: SECC I CPU installation