User`s manual
Chapter 2: Installation
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(Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re-
moved. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the
instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the
CPU or the CPU socket.)
Installation and Removal of the Heatsink
CEK Passive Heatsink
Screw#1 Screw#2
Screw#1
1. Do not apply any thermal grease to
the heatsink or the CPU die-the required
amount has already been applied.
2. Place the heatsink on top of the
CPU so that the four mounting holes
are aligned with those on the retention
mechanism.
3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1
and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not
fully tighten the screws to avoid possible
damage to the CPU.)
4. Finish the installation by fully tightening
all four screws.
Screw#2
To Remove the Heatsink
!
1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in the sequence as show
in the picture on the right.
2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture
on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to
loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wriggling the heatsink!!)
3. Once the CPU is loosened, remove the
heatsink from the CPU socket.
4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease
on the surface before you re-install the CPU
and the heatsink.