Specifications

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Align the DDR memory module so that the notch at the connector edge
lines up with the key in the socket. Make sure the DIMM retention clips
are flipped out.
Push the DIMM straight down until you see and feel the clips
snap into place. Since this motherboard supports dual-channel
memory, we installed a second module.
The Vantec AeroFlow heat sink uses a single,
push-down metal latch.
Apply a tiny amount of heat-sink paste
if needed. (Some heat sinks already have
thermal tape attached and don’t need
paste.) If you use thermal paste, be sure to
spread it thinly over the entire surface of
the Pentium 4 heat spreader.
Make sure you plug in the heat sink fan power
connector.
Insert the CPU and lock down the ZIF lever.
Lift the ZIF (zero insertion force) lever so you
can install the CPU.
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Install the Memory
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Install the CPU
Align the Pentium 4 chip so that the corner
with the two missing pins lines up with the
corresponding corner on the CPU socket.
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