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Chapter 2: Basic installation
7. Close the load plate (A), then push
the load lever (B) until it snaps into
the retention tab.
6. Apply Thermal Interface Material
on the CPU before closing the load
plate.
A
B
DO.NOT
eat the Thermal
Interface Material. If it gets
into your eyes or touches
your skin, make sure to wash
it off immediately, and seek
professional medical help.
2.4.3.
Installing.the.CPU.fan.and.heatsink.assembly
The Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink
and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• When you buy a boxed Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor, the package
includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately,
make sure that you use only Intel
®
-certified multi-directional heatsink and
fan.
• Your Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a
push-pin design and requires no tool to install.